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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Noosa, Australian Coast

Noosa, Queensland, Australia

Noosa's forested headland divides sheltered Main Beach from rocky coves and open surf, with coastal paths offering elevated shoreline curves.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover5%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-16.3° (Astronomical twilight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Australia/Brisbane
golden-hour weather icon
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Noosa
Today · 05:55–06:40 · 1h window
Medium confidence
55%
🌇Golden Hour Potential89.4-89.6%
Low Cloud Cover: 5%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -16.3° (Astronomical twilight)

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Australian Coast. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Noosa.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Noosa during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
31
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
65
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Last 365 days
108
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 34 of 108 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.

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85-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 85-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 85 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Australia/Brisbane
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Sat, Aug 22
15:0014%19%24134m
16:0054%22%24134m
17:0054%0%24134m
18:0012%0%24135m
19:0012%0%24135m
20:0012%0%24134m
21:0012%0%24134m
22:0012%0%24134m
23:0014%3.3%24135m
Sun, Aug 23
24:0014%6.7%24134m
01:0015%10%24134m
02:0014%6.7%24135m
03:0019%3.3%24134m
04:0019%0%24134m
05:0089%0%24134m
06:0090%0%24135m
07:0022%0%24135m
08:0022%7.4%24134m
09:0022%15%24134m
10:0023%22%24134m
11:0023%22%24134m
12:0023%22%24134m
13:0023%22%24134m
14:0014%39%24134m
15:0017%55%24135m
16:0014%72%24135m
17:0084%67%24135m
18:0017%62%24134m
19:0017%56%24134m
20:0020%60%24134m
21:0020%63%24135m
22:0017%67%24135m
23:0018%65%24135m
Mon, Aug 24
24:0018%63%24134m
01:0018%62%5127m
02:0023%65%1061m
03:0022%69%389m
04:0020%73%294m
05:0049%73%234m
06:0046%72%412m
07:0018%72%319m
08:0017%74%24134m
09:0012%75%24134m
10:0014%77%24134m
11:0014%68%14073m
12:0014%59%19346m
13:0013%50%18924m
14:0011%42%24134m
15:0014%34%24134m
16:0016%26%24134m
17:0090%36%24134m
18:0017%46%24135m
19:0011%56%24135m
20:0011%59%24134m
21:0014%61%24134m
22:0011%64%24134m
23:0012%56%24134m
Tue, Aug 25
24:0012%47%24135m
01:0012%39%24134m
02:0021%39%24135m
03:0020%39%24134m
04:0017%39%14893m
05:0079%37%3205m
06:0081%36%4091m
07:0012%34%17357m
08:0012%42%24135m
09:0012%50%24134m
10:0018%57%24134m
11:000%46%24134m
12:000%34%24134m
13:000%22%24135m
14:000%27%21541m
15:000%32%18947m
16:000%38%16353m
17:0084%33%11107m
18:000%28%5862m
19:000%24%617m
20:000%30%545m
21:000%36%473m
22:000%42%400m
23:000%38%2598m
Wed, Aug 26
24:000%35%4796m
01:000%32%6994m
02:000%35%12707m
03:000%38%18421m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour 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/Brisbane
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Aug 23 Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 17:30
05:00
- 0% 5% 0% 88% -16° 5% 1.1m/s
06:00
- 0% 5% 0% 87% -2.9° 5% 1.1m/s
07:00
- 0% 4% 0% 80% 10° 4% 1.1m/s
08:00
- 0% 3% 0% 65% 22° 3% 1.3m/s
09:00
- 0% 1% 0% 59% 34° 1% 1.9m/s
10:00
- 0% 0% 0% 56% 44° 0% 2.3m/s
11:00
- 0% 0% 0% 53% 50° 0% 2.6m/s
12:00
- 0% 5% 0% 52% 52° 5% 2.8m/s
13:00
- 0% 12% 0% 53% 49° 12% 2.9m/s
14:00
- 0% 11% 0% 55% 41° 11% 2.8m/s
15:00
- 0% 5% 0% 58% 30° 5% 2.6m/s
16:00
- 0% 0% 0% 63% 19° 0% 2.5m/s
17:00
- 0% 0% 0% 74% 6.1° 0% 2.1m/s
18:00
- 0% 0% 0% 89% -7.1° 0% 1.4m/s
19:00
- 0% 0% 0% 92% -21° 0% 1.3m/s
20:00
- 0% 0% 0% 95% -34° 0% 1.4m/s
21:00
- 0% 6% 0% 97% -47° 6% 1.3m/s
22:00
- 0% 13% 0% 98% -60° 13% 1.3m/s
23:00
- 0% 22% 0% 98% -71° 22% 1.3m/s
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 17:30
24:00
- 0% 25% 0% 98% -75° 25% 1.2m/s
01:00
- 0% 32% 0% 98% -68° 32% 1.3m/s
02:00
- 0% 46% 0% 99% -56° 46% 1.3m/s
03:00
- 0% 58% 0% 99% -43° 58% 1.4m/s
04:00
- 0% 68% 0% 99% -30° 68% 1.4m/s
05:00
- 0% 69% 5% 98% -16° 69% 1.4m/s
06:00
- 0% 74% 20% 98% -2.7° 77% 1.5m/s
07:00
- 0% 82% 12% 97% 10° 82% 1.4m/s
08:00
- 0% 82% 11% 91% 23° 82% 1.8m/s
09:00
- 0% 56% 26% 78% 34° 56% 2.1m/s
10:00
- 0% 80% 14% 70% 44° 80% 2.2m/s
11:00
- 0% 95% 5% 75% 51° 95% 2.2m/s
12:00
- 0% 76% 4% 78% 52° 76% 2.2m/s
13:00
- 0% 54% 19% 72% 49° 54% 2.2m/s
14:00
- 0% 55% 18% 68% 41° 55% 2.2m/s
15:00
- 0% 28% 7% 65% 31° 30% 2.3m/s
16:00
- 0% 18% 0% 67% 19° 18% 2.3m/s
17:00
- 0% 14% 0% 77% 6.2° 14% 1.6m/s
18:00
- 0% 5% 0% 92% -7° 5% 0.94m/s
19:00
- 0% 25% 0% 95% -20° 25% 1.1m/s
20:00
- 0% 94% 0% 96% -34° 94% 1m/s
21:00
- 0% 15% 0% 91% -47° 15% 0.97m/s
22:00
- 0% 63% 0% 98% -60° 63% 1.1m/s
23:00
- 0% 92% 0% 96% -71° 92% 0.98m/s
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:09 Sunset 17:31
24:00
- 0% 100% 0% 94% -74° 100% 1m/s
01:00
- 0% 48% 0% 94% -67° 48% 0.87m/s
02:00
- 0% 26% 0% 98% -56° 26% 0.93m/s
03:00
- 0% 49% 0% 99% -43° 49% 1.1m/s
04:00
- 0% 50% 0% 98% -29° 50% 1.1m/s
05:00
- 0% 44% 0% 99% -16° 44% 1m/s
06:00
- 0% 42% 0% 99% -2.5° 42% 0.96m/s
07:00
- 0% 26% 0% 96% 11° 26% 0.72m/s
08:00
- 0% 2% 0% 84% 23° 2% 0.58m/s
09:00
- 0% 7% 0% 68% 34° 7% 0.93m/s
10:00
- 0% 29% 0% 61% 44° 29% 1.9m/s
11:00
- 0% 28% 0% 74% 51° 28% 1.6m/s
12:00
- 0% 28% 0% 86% 53° 28% 1.3m/s
13:00
- 0% 27% 0% 99% 49° 27% 0.93m/s
14:00
- 0% 34% 0% 99% 41° 34% 0.98m/s
15:00
- 0% 41% 0% 99% 31° 41% 1m/s
16:00
- 0% 48% 0% 99% 19° 48% 1.1m/s
17:00
- 0% 54% 0% 99% 6.3° 54% 1.2m/s
18:00
- 0% 61% 0% 100% -6.9° 61% 1.2m/s
19:00
- 0% 67% 0% 100% -20° 67% 1.3m/s
20:00
- 0% 68% 2% 99% -34° 68% 1.3m/s
21:00
- 0% 69% 5% 99% -47° 69% 1.3m/s
22:00
- 0% 70% 7% 99% -60° 70% 1.3m/s
23:00
- 0% 78% 37% 99% -70° 79% 1.4m/s
Wed, Aug 26 Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 17:31
24:00
- 0% 86% 67% 99% -74° 88% 1.5m/s
01:00
- 0% 94% 96% 99% -67° 97% 1.5m/s
02:00
- 0% 96% 97% 98% -55° 98% 1m/s
03:00
- 0% 98% 98% 97% -42° 99% 0.58m/s
04:00
- 0% 100% 100% 96% -29° 100% 0.11m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

How this forecast is made

Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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