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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Horta, Azores

Horta, Azores, Portugal

Horta's painted marina walls and yacht masts create a colourful, graphic foreground. Across the channel, Pico's volcanic cone can align with the harbour mouth in clear conditions.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover30%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover2%
Sun Elevation16.3°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Azores

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Atlantic/Azores.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Golden Hour Potential94% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance24% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Azores
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Tue, Oct 6
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 83%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirementVisibility: 17240m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 93%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 26%. Misses requirementVisibility: 30640m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirementVisibility: 24160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37320m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37320m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 28%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37320m. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37320m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 35860m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 35740m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 36180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 36720m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 66%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 69%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 28%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41300m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 30%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 75%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 72%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41280m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 25%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41260m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirementVisibility: 33000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 34920m. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 36420m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37220m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 21%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37220m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 21%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37200m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 18%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 35500m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 17%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 34920m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 15%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 35240m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 79%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 36440m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 80%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 26%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 23%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 24%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 37180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 30%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Misses requirementVisibility: 33720m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 32%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirementVisibility: 26020m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 32%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 27%. Misses requirementVisibility: 25380m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 28%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirementVisibility: 30920m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 27%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 29%. Misses requirementVisibility: 37160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 99%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 94%. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41180m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41160m. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 29%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41160m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41120m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 51%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41120m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementGolden Hour Potential: 51%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41120m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41120m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41120m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41100m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 44780m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 44780m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41100m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirementVisibility: 41100m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41080m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementGolden Hour Potential: 0%. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirementVisibility: 41080m. Meets requirement
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Atlantic/Azores)Diffuse RadiationDirect RadiationGolden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsRelative HumiditySolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageWind Speed
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
122W/m²104W/m²Unavailable2%30%0%74%16°31%3.3m/s
52W/m²61W/m²Unavailable2%27%0%74%5.1°29%2.8m/s
Night6W/m²2W/m²Unavailable34%34%0%74%-6.7°57%3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable62%13%0%75%-18°66%3.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable16%2%0%75%-30°18%3.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable7%1%0%76%-41°8%2.9m/s
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable5%3%0%76%-50°8%2.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable4%3%0%78%-56°7%2.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%9%0%79%-57°9%2.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable8%2%0%78%-53°10%2.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable23%1%0%76%-45°24%2.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable65%1%0%75%-34°66%2.2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable82%0%0%74%-23°82%2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable73%0%0%74%-12°73%2.1m/s
0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable63%0%0%74%0.46°63%2.1m/s
26W/m²39W/m²Unavailable42%0%0%73%12°42%1.9m/s
61W/m²182W/m²Unavailable17%0%0%73%22°17%1.8m/s
71W/m²358W/m²Unavailable8%5%0%71%32°12%1.7m/s
98W/m²462W/m²Unavailable0%20%0%68%40°20%1.9m/s
146W/m²492W/m²Unavailable1%64%0%68%45°65%2.6m/s
201W/m²426W/m²Unavailable3%80%0%68%46°81%3.4m/s
262W/m²266W/m²Unavailable41%76%0%66%42°86%3.4m/s
244W/m²241W/m²Unavailable70%60%0%64%35°88%3.3m/s
182W/m²157W/m²Unavailable73%95%0%63%26°98%2.5m/s
131W/m²102W/m²Unavailable55%65%0%64%16°84%1.8m/s
61W/m²42W/m²Unavailable48%91%0%65%4.8°95%1.5m/s
Night6W/m²1W/m²Unavailable27%95%0%66%-7°96%1.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable32%73%0%69%-19°81%2.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable55%10%0%73%-30°60%2.8m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable33%4%0%76%-41°35%2.7m/s
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable51%2%0%78%-50°52%2.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable75%4%0%79%-56°76%2m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable81%7%0%80%-57°83%1.8m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable99%9%0%80%-53°99%1.8m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable100%10%0%80%-45°100%1.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable97%11%0%79%-35°97%1.4m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable47%5%0%78%-24°49%1.5m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable36%2%0%79%-12°37%2.2m/s
0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable5%2%0%79%0.3°7%3.1m/s
24W/m²38W/m²Unavailable1%2%0%80%11°4%3.5m/s
60W/m²180W/m²Unavailable1%2%0%81%22°2%3.8m/s
76W/m²346W/m²Unavailable1%2%0%79%32°2%3.9m/s
89W/m²477W/m²Unavailable1%3%0%78%40°4%4.2m/s
152W/m²465W/m²Unavailable0%9%0%78%44°9%4.4m/s
183W/m²433W/m²Unavailable2%28%0%76%45°30%4.2m/s
139W/m²516W/m²Unavailable1%34%0%75%42°35%4.4m/s
162W/m²358W/m²Unavailable0%35%0%73%35°35%4.7m/s
122W/m²311W/m²Unavailable0%25%0%72%26°25%5.1m/s
86W/m²213W/m²Unavailable0%13%0%71%16°13%5.5m/s
47W/m²79W/m²Unavailable0%1%0%70%4.5°1%5.2m/s
Night4W/m²3W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%71%-7.3°0%5.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%71%-19°0%4.8m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%70%-30°0%4.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%0%0%69%-41°0%3.9m/s
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%1%0%68%-50°1%3.6m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%5%0%68%-56°5%3.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%39%0%68%-57°39%2.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%38%0%67%-53°38%2.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%69%0%67%-45°69%2.7m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%53%0%69%-35°53%2.3m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%50%0%70%-24°50%2.1m/s
Night0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%98%0%69%-12°98%1.9m/s
0W/m²0W/m²Unavailable0%90%0%68%0.15°90%1.4m/s
31W/m²19W/m²Unavailable0%46%0%66%11°46%1.3m/s
97W/m²109W/m²Unavailable0%31%0%65%22°31%1.2m/s
111W/m²284W/m²Unavailable0%9%0%62%32°9%0.92m/s
188W/m²314W/m²Unavailable0%38%0%60%39°38%0.82m/s
232W/m²306W/m²Unavailable0%54%0%61%44°54%1.9m/s
256W/m²266W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%65%45°100%3.4m/s
269W/m²179W/m²Unavailable0%100%0%67%42°100%3.8m/s
252W/m²149W/m²Unavailable0%99%0%66%35°99%3m/s
166W/m²159W/m²Unavailable0%40%0%65%26°40%1.8m/s

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Azores. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Horta.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
16
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
54
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Last 365 days
104
recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 34 of 104 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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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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