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Byron Bay - Fire Sky - Australian Coast

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Fire Sky opportunities in the next 14 days

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Fiery Red Sky Potential · ≥ 65.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 15.0% Visibility · ≥ 8000.0m

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fiery Red Sky Potential 100% failing
Golden Hour 83% failing
Precipitation Chance 76% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Fiery Red Sky Potential
0%
Low Cloud Cover97%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1
Sun Elevation-77.0° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Australia/Sydney

No opportunities in the next 10 days

See the blocker timeline below to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the atmospheric conditions that create Australia's legendary fire skies—vivid red and orange sunsets intensified by bushfire smoke, dust, and tropical humidity. We monitor particulate levels, humidity, and atmospheric conditions to predict when the sky will ignite in extraordinary colors.

Australian fire skies result from several phenomena: bushfire smoke during fire season adds particles that scatter light dramatically, creating blood-red sunsets. Dust from the interior can create similar effects. The tropical and subtropical north brings high humidity that generates vivid colors even without smoke. When these factors align with cloud formations, the results can be otherworldly.

What makes Australian fire skies exceptional:

  • Bushfire season intensity - Summer and autumn bushfire smoke creates apocalyptic red sunsets across large areas
  • Dust effects - Interior dust storms occasionally reach the coast, creating dramatic atmospheric color
  • Tropical humidity - Queensland and northern NSW subtropical moisture generates vivid sunset colors
  • Urban reflections - Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane skylines silhouette against fire-colored skies

Best fire skies typically occur during bushfire season (November-March), though smoke impact varies annually based on fire conditions. Not every smoke-affected sunset is beautiful—heavy smoke can obscure the sun entirely—but moderate smoke levels create unforgettable colors. Tropical fire skies peak during humid summer months. Always monitor air quality; shooting during heavy smoke poses health risks.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Australia/Sydney
Golden Hour
Any
Fiery Red Sky Potential
≥ 65.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Tue, Jul 7
23:00✕0%99%21841m
Wed, Jul 8
24:00✕0%98%8420m
01:00✕0%98%2267m
02:00✕0%99%2039m
03:00✕0%99%1697m
04:00✕0%100%1860m
05:00✕0%97%1870m
06:00✓0.4%95%3096m
07:00✓3.5%93%3980m
08:00✕0%93%5486m
09:00✕0%94%20361m
10:00✕0.1%95%18135m
11:00✕18%78%19636m
12:00✕0.1%59%22593m
13:00✕1.2%39%24135m
14:00✕5.8%53%24135m
15:00✕5.1%67%24134m
16:00✓1.9%82%22622m
17:00✓24%82%24134m
18:00✕0.3%82%24135m
19:00✕0.9%82%24134m
20:00✕0%87%24134m
21:00✕0%93%24134m
22:00✕0%99%24004m
23:00✕0%93%8397m
Thu, Jul 9
24:00✕6.6%87%3868m
01:00✕0.1%82%9505m
02:00✕0%86%24135m
03:00✕0%90%22819m
04:00✕0%95%2053m
05:00✕0%96%3541m
06:00✓18%97%4038m
07:00✓16%98%4315m
08:00✕14%98%4063m
09:00✕13%99%24134m
10:00✕7.2%100%24135m
11:00✕17%98%24135m
12:00✕0.2%96%22586m
13:00✕0%94%8582m
14:00✕0%95%9823m
15:00✕0%96%20163m
16:00✓0.1%97%7361m
17:00✓4.1%92%9065m
18:00✕7.2%87%8619m
19:00✕1.5%82%24135m
20:00✕0.4%85%24134m
21:00✕18%88%24135m
22:00✕18%91%24135m
23:00✕12%79%24134m
Fri, Jul 10
24:00✕17%68%24135m
01:00✕0%56%4073m
02:00✕0%54%3636m
03:00✕17%51%3460m
04:00✕18%49%3701m
05:00✕7.1%45%5631m
06:00✓2.7%41%5598m
07:00✓22%38%4093m
08:00✕0.9%49%24135m
09:00✕0.9%60%24135m
10:00✕0.8%71%24135m
11:00✕1.1%54%24135m
12:00✕12%38%24135m
13:00✕6%21%24134m
14:00✕2.5%26%14316m
15:00✕18%32%14442m
16:00✓5%37%10928m
17:00✓27%32%24134m
18:00✕5.1%27%24134m
19:00✕12%22%24135m
20:00✕21%31%24134m
21:00✕8.4%41%11750m
22:00✕25%50%14317m
23:00✕7.1%33%24135m
Sat, Jul 11
24:00✕5.4%17%6685m
01:00✕6.1%0%6282m
02:00✕14%0%24135m
03:00✕8.8%0%24135m
04:00✕7.6%0%24135m
05:00✕0%0%24135m
06:00✓6.6%0%24135m
07:00✓55%0%24135m
08:00✕0%8.7%24135m
09:00✕0%17%24135m
10:00✕0%26%24135m
11:00✕0%17%24135m
12:00✕0%8.7%24135m
13:00✕0%0%24135m
14:00✕0%5.6%24135m
15:00✕0%11%24135m
16:00✓0%17%24135m
17:00✓18%11%24135m
18:00✕0%5.6%24135m
19:00✕0%0%24135m
20:00✕0%0%24135m
21:00✕0%0%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fiery Red Sky Potential mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Australia/Sydney
Aerosol Optical Depth (550nm)
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Cloud Cover Uncertainty (Ensemble)
%
Dust AOD (550nm)
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
RH @ 700 hPa
%
Smoke AOD (550nm)
Solar Elevation
°
Sunshine Duration
seconds
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:02
23:00 ☾
0.1 64% 16% 0.001 - 0% 97% 0% 4.6% 0.006 -77° 0seconds
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:02
24:00 ☾
0.11 40% 21% 0.001 - 0% 63% 0% 4.7% 0.006 -83° 0seconds
01:00 ☾
0.11 17% 25% 0.001 - 0% 50% 0% 4.8% 0.006 -73° 0seconds
02:00 ☾
0.12 12% 23% 0.001 - 0% 77% 0% 5.5% 0.006 -60° 0seconds
03:00 ☾
0.13 7% 20% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 6.3% 0.006 -47° 0seconds
04:00 ☾
0.13 2% 18% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 7% 0.006 -34° 0seconds
05:00 ☾
0.13 3% 20% 0.001 - 0% 88% 0% 7.8% 0.006 -21° 0seconds
06:00 ☾
0.12 4% 21% 0.001 - 0% 29% 0% 8.7% 0.007 -8.6° 0seconds
07:00 ☾
0.12 5% 23% 0.001 - 0% 49% 0% 9.5% 0.007 3.6° 0seconds
08:00 ☾
0.14 3% 20% 0.001 - 0% 50% 0% 8.7% 0.007 15° 0seconds
09:00 ☾
0.15 2% 18% 0.001 - 0% 38% 0% 7.8% 0.007 24° 0seconds
10:00
0.14 0% 15% 0.001 - 0% 42% 0% 7% 0.007 32° 0seconds
11:00
0.15 2% 18% 0.001 - 0% 99% 0% 21% 0.007 38° 3600seconds
12:00
0.13 4% 21% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 34% 0.007 39° 3600seconds
13:00
0.14 6% 24% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 48% 0.007 36° 3600seconds
14:00
0.13 5% 23% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 61% 0.007 30° 3600seconds
15:00
0.13 4% 22% 0.001 - 0% 100% 0% 73% 0.007 22° 3600seconds
16:00
0.12 3% 21% 0.001 - 0% 79% 0% 86% 0.007 11° 0seconds
17:00
0.11 4% 22% 0.001 - 0% 76% 0% 88% 0.008 0.29° 0seconds
18:00 ☾
0.1 6% 24% 0.001 - 0% 72% 0% 91% 0.008 -12° 0seconds
19:00 ☾
0.1 7% 25% 0.001 - 0% 73% 0% 93% 0.008 -25° 0seconds
20:00 ☾
0.11 5% 23% 0.001 - 0% 43% 0% 92% 0.008 -38° 0seconds
21:00 ☾
0.12 4% 20% 0.001 - 0% 76% 0% 90% 0.008 -51° 0seconds
22:00 ☾
0.12 2% 18% 0.001 - 0% 53% 0% 89% 0.007 -64° 0seconds
23:00 ☾
0.13 3% 19% 0.001 - 0% 12% 0% 89% 0.007 -77° 0seconds
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:02
24:00 ☾
0.11 4% 20% 0.001 - 0% 22% 0% 89% 0.008 -83° 0seconds
01:00 ☾
0.11 5% 21% 0.001 - 0% 31% 0% 90% 0.007 -73° 0seconds
02:00 ☾
0.12 4% 19% 0.001 - 0% 44% 0% 90% 0.007 -60° 0seconds
03:00 ☾
0.1 2% 17% 0.001 - 0% 56% 0% 91% 0.007 -47° 0seconds
04:00 ☾
0.1 1% 15% 0.001 - 0% 46% 3% 92% 0.007 -34° 0seconds
05:00 ☾
0.1 1% 16% 0.001 - 0% 40% 0% 89% 0.007 -21° 0seconds
06:00 ☾
0.1 2% 18% 0.001 - 0% 38% 2% 86% 0.007 -8.6° 0seconds
07:00 ☾
0.1 2% 19% 0.001 - 0% 39% 5% 83% 0.007 3.6° 0seconds
08:00 ☾
0.09 2% 19% 0.001 - 0% 67% 3% 85% 0.007 15° 0seconds
09:00 ☾
0.09 3% 19% 0.001 - 0% 100% 5% 88% 0.007 25° 0seconds
10:00
0.09 3% 19% 0.001 - 0% 100% 5% 90% 0.007 33° 0seconds
11:00
- 15% 25% - - 0% 96% 24% 90% - 38° 3600seconds
12:00
- 28% 30% - - 0% 76% 5% 89% - 39° 3600seconds
13:00
- 40% 36% - - 0% 63% 1% 89% - 36° 3600seconds
14:00
- 38% 35% - - 0% 32% 1% 80% - 30° 3600seconds
15:00
- 35% 33% - - 0% 2% 0% 72% - 22° 3600seconds
16:00
- 33% 32% - - 0% 0% 0% 64% - 11° 3600seconds
17:00
- 33% 33% - - 0% 0% 0% 62% - 0.37° 0seconds
18:00 ☾
- 34% 35% - - 0% 0% 0% 59% - -12° 0seconds
19:00 ☾
- 34% 36% - - 2% 9% 0% 57% - -25° 0seconds
20:00 ☾
- 30% 34% - - 6% 16% 2% 54% - -38° 0seconds
21:00 ☾
- 25% 32% - - 6% 40% 56% 52% - -51° 0seconds
22:00 ☾
- 21% 30% - - 5% 67% 47% 49% - -64° 0seconds
23:00 ☾
- 21% 29% - - 5% 30% 62% 52% - -77° 0seconds
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 06:38 Sunset 17:03
24:00 ☾
- 20% 27% - - 26% 34% 99% 55% - -83° 0seconds
01:00 ☾
- 20% 26% - - 0% 30% 64% 58% - -73° 0seconds
02:00 ☾
- 22% 25% - - 0% 19% 10% 56% - -60° 0seconds
03:00 ☾
- 23% 24% - - 0% 12% 28% 55% - -47° 0seconds
04:00 ☾
- 25% 23% - - 0% 15% 5% 53% - -34° 0seconds
05:00 ☾
- 38% 23% - - 0% 19% 4% 55% - -21° 1200seconds
06:00 ☾
- 51% 24% - - 0% 22% 3% 56% - -8.5° 2400seconds
07:00 ☾
- 64% 24% - - 0% 26% 2% 58% - 3.7° 3600seconds
08:00 ☾
- 68% 23% - - 0% 45% 2% 62% - 15° 3600seconds
09:00 ☾
- 72% 22% - - 0% 65% 3% 66% - 25° 3600seconds
10:00
- 76% 21% - - 0% 84% 4% 70% - 33° 3600seconds
11:00
- 82% 18% - - 0% 58% 2% 75% - 38° 2400seconds
12:00
- 89% 14% - - 0% 31% 1% 80% - 39° 1200seconds
13:00
- 95% 11% - - 0% 5% 0% 85% - 37° 0seconds
14:00
- 88% 12% - - 0% 27% 27% 80% - 31° 0seconds
15:00
- 82% 14% - - 0% 50% 53% 74% - 22° 0seconds
16:00
- 75% 15% - - 0% 72% 80% 69% - 12° 0seconds
17:00
- 73% 20% - - 0% 58% 75% 72% - 0.45° 0seconds
18:00 ☾
- 72% 25% - - 0% 44% 69% 76% - -12° 0seconds
19:00 ☾
- 70% 30% - - 0% 30% 63% 80% - -25° 0seconds
20:00 ☾
- 71% 29% - - 0% 21% 42% 85% - -38° 0seconds
21:00 ☾
- 73% 28% - - 0% 11% 21% 91% - -51° 0seconds
22:00 ☾
- 74% 27% - - 0% 1% 0% 96% - -64° 0seconds
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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