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Rule Golden Hour

Bodega Bay - Golden Hour - California Coast

Bodega Bay, California, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover15%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation74.8° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Thu, Jun 25 · 05:30–06:28 · 1h window
Medium confidence
43%
🌇Golden Hour Potential88.2-88.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 4%
Sun Elevation: -8.8° (Nautical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Fri, Jun 26 · 20:01–20:59
🌇Golden Hour Potential:96%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Sat, Jun 27 · 05:31–06:29
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.6-95.2%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Sat, Jun 27 · 20:01–20:59
🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.7%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Sun, Jun 28 · 05:31–06:29
🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.3-95.2%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bodega Bay
Sun, Jun 28 · 20:01–20:59
🌇Golden Hour Potential:93.3%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Bodega Bay
Mon, Jun 29 · 05:31–06:30
🌇Golden Hour Potential:93.9-96.8%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 87 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Mon, Jun 22
21:0049%0%24134m
22:0018%0%24134m
23:0019%0%24111m
Tue, Jun 23
24:0024%0%24135m
01:0025%0%24134m
02:0025%0%24135m
03:0024%0%24135m
04:0021%0%24135m
05:0063%0%24134m
06:0063%1.1%24135m
07:0027%2.3%24135m
08:0032%3.4%24134m
09:0035%2.3%24135m
10:0035%1.1%24135m
11:0035%0%9928m
12:0034%0%9903m
13:0035%0%24135m
14:0031%0%9851m
15:0032%0%15336m
16:0026%0%24135m
17:0026%0%24134m
18:0026%0%24135m
19:0026%0%24135m
20:0078%0%24134m
21:0057%0%15652m
22:0023%0%14819m
23:0023%0%18203m
Wed, Jun 24
24:0028%0%16787m
01:0028%0%24129m
02:0024%0%24134m
03:0027%0%24134m
04:0021%0%24068m
05:0057%0%24050m
06:0057%0%24046m
07:0021%0%24045m
08:0032%0%24135m
09:0035%0%24135m
10:0035%0%24135m
11:0036%0%10452m
12:0031%0%9813m
13:0034%0%9947m
14:0032%0%10165m
15:0032%0%10061m
16:0031%0%24134m
17:0029%0%24134m
18:0025%0%24135m
19:0023%0%10567m
20:0066%0%24134m
21:0082%0%24134m
22:0033%0%24008m
23:0031%0%23992m
Thu, Jun 25
24:0032%0%23988m
01:0034%0%23988m
02:0034%0%24134m
03:0036%0%24134m
04:0034%0%24135m
05:0088%0%24135m
06:0089%0%24134m
07:0035%0%24134m
08:0040%0%24135m
09:0039%0%24134m
10:0039%0%24135m
11:0035%0%9969m
12:0037%0%9911m
13:0033%0%10085m
14:0026%0%10119m
15:0021%0%24134m
16:0022%0%24134m
17:0025%0%24134m
18:0029%0%24134m
19:0035%0%24135m
20:0070%0%24135m
21:0073%0%24135m
22:0032%0%24135m
23:0032%0%24135m
Fri, Jun 26
24:0013%0%24135m
01:0016%0%24135m
02:0018%0%24135m
03:0015%0%24135m
04:0012%0%24135m
05:0067%0%24135m
06:0072%0%24135m
07:0014%0%24135m
08:0017%0%24135m
09:0017%0%24135m
10:0017%0%24135m
11:0017%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 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
America/Los_Angeles
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Tue, Jun 23 Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:39
13:00
- 0% 15% 0% 70% 15% 3.6m/s
14:00
- 0% 15% 0% 72% 15% 4m/s
15:00
- 0% 31% 0% 75% 31% 4.3m/s
16:00
- 0% 21% 0% 77% 21% 4.1m/s
17:00
- 0% 8% 0% 79% 8% 4.2m/s
18:00
- 0% 19% 0% 83% 19% 3.8m/s
19:00
- 0% 26% 0% 86% 26% 3.4m/s
20:00
- 0% 36% 0% 92% 36% 3.1m/s
21:00
- 0% 75% 0% 97% 75% 2.8m/s
22:00
- 0% 96% 0% 97% 96% 2.3m/s
23:00
- 0% 96% 0% 94% 96% 1.9m/s
Wed, Jun 24 Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:39
24:00
- 0% 96% 0% 92% 96% 1.7m/s
01:00
- 0% 97% 0% 92% 97% 1.5m/s
02:00
- 0% 98% 0% 91% 98% 1.2m/s
03:00
- 0% 92% 0% 89% 92% 1.2m/s
04:00
- 0% 95% 0% 88% 95% 1.7m/s
05:00
- 0% 82% 0% 87% 82% 1.7m/s
06:00
- 0% 82% 0% 87% 82% 1.9m/s
07:00
- 0% 88% 0% 86% 88% 2m/s
08:00
- 0% 62% 0% 82% 62% 2.3m/s
09:00
- 0% 49% 0% 76% 49% 2.9m/s
10:00
- 0% 49% 0% 73% 49% 3.1m/s
11:00
- 0% 24% 0% 74% 24% 3.4m/s
12:00
- 0% 15% 0% 73% 15% 3.5m/s
13:00
- 0% 15% 0% 72% 15% 3.9m/s
14:00
- 0% 15% 0% 73% 15% 4m/s
15:00
- 0% 15% 0% 74% 15% 3.9m/s
16:00
- 0% 17% 0% 77% 17% 4m/s
17:00
- 0% 13% 0% 78% 13% 3.7m/s
18:00
- 0% 15% 0% 79% 15% 3.3m/s
19:00
- 0% 46% 0% 88% 46% 3.9m/s
20:00
- 0% 75% 0% 92% 75% 2.9m/s
21:00
- 0% 53% 0% 94% 53% 2m/s
22:00
- 0% 10% 0% 93% 10% 0.94m/s
23:00
- 0% 4% 0% 92% 4% 0.8m/s
Thu, Jun 25 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:39
24:00
- 0% 4% 0% 92% 4% 1.4m/s
01:00
- 2% 2% 0% 92% 4% 1.2m/s
02:00
- 8% 1% 0% 91% 8% 1.6m/s
03:00
- 34% 0% 0% 89% 34% 3.1m/s
04:00
- 0% 0% 0% 89% 0% 3.4m/s
05:00
- 4% 0% 0% 89% 4% 2.8m/s
06:00
- 1% 0% 0% 87% 1% 2.1m/s
07:00
- 4% 0% 0% 83% 4% 1.7m/s
08:00
- 1% 0% 0% 76% 1% 1.8m/s
09:00
- 5% 0% 0% 70% 5% 2.5m/s
10:00
- 7% 8% 0% 71% 11% 5.2m/s
11:00
- 36% 30% 0% 71% 46% 7.2m/s
12:00
- 14% 34% 0% 74% 41% 8.4m/s
13:00
- 18% 34% 0% 74% 39% 8.7m/s
14:00
- 26% 34% 0% 74% 47% 10m/s
15:00
- 100% 24% 0% 74% 100% 11m/s
16:00
- 100% 12% 0% 76% 100% 11m/s
17:00
- 82% 5% 0% 76% 82% 12m/s
18:00
- 88% 3% 0% 80% 88% 8.2m/s
19:00
- 94% 2% 0% 83% 94% 4.8m/s
20:00
- 100% 0% 0% 86% 100% 1.3m/s
21:00
- 98% 0% 0% 86% 98% 1.1m/s
22:00
- 95% 0% 0% 86% 95% 1m/s
23:00
- 93% 0% 0% 85% 93% 0.89m/s
Fri, Jun 26 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:39
24:00
- 75% 0% 0% 75% 75% 0.99m/s
01:00
- 58% 0% 0% 65% 58% 1.1m/s
02:00
- 40% 0% 0% 55% 40% 1.2m/s
03:00
- 60% 0% 0% 52% 60% 1.9m/s
04:00
- 80% 0% 0% 48% 80% 2.5m/s
05:00
- 100% 0% 0% 45% 100% 3.2m/s
06:00
- 80% 0% 0% 45% 80% 4.2m/s
07:00
- 60% 0% 0% 46% 60% 5.2m/s
08:00
- 40% 0% 0% 46% 40% 6.2m/s
09:00
- 39% 0% 0% 48% 39% 6.1m/s
10:00
- 38% 0% 0% 49% 38% 5.9m/s
11:00
- 37% 0% 0% 50% 37% 5.7m/s
12:00
- 26% 0% 0% 56% 26% 4.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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