Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Carmel, California Coast

Carmel, California, United States

Carmel’s pale crescent beach curves beneath cypress-covered bluffs, with Point Lobos rocks and marine fog shaping simple coastal silhouettes.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Painted Sky Potential

11%

Low Cloud Cover60%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover0%

Sun Elevation-48.9°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Los_Angeles

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-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 America/Los_Angeles.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

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 (America/Los_Angeles)	Golden Hour	High Clouds	Low Clouds	Mid-Level Clouds	Total Cloud Coverage	Visibility
Mon, Oct 5, 2026Sunrise 07:06 · Sunset 18:44
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	60%	0%	60%	12200m
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise 07:07 · Sunset 18:43
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	10%	0%	10%	12700m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	4%	0%	4%	14600m
02:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	21400m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	19400m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	18800m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	4%	0%	4%	17300m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	8%	0%	8%	15000m
07:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	11%	0%	11%	14200m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	7%	0%	7%	15000m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	5%	0%	5%	16000m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	7%	0%	7%	18000m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	7%	0%	7%	18300m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	5%	0%	5%	20200m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	22800m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	6%	0%	6%	17300m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	18%	0%	18%	14400m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	10%	0%	10%	15300m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	14%	0%	14%	15000m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	25%	0%	25%	14100m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	5%	0%	5%	14400m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	17300m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	18600m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	19800m
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	28900m
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise 07:08 · Sunset 18:41
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	44100m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	46900m
02:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	30900m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	19600m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	20100m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	32600m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	45700m
07:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	52500m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	60700m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	60500m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	50600m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	44800m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	38700m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	1%	0%	1%	33600m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	32400m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	28760m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	3%	0%	3%	24220m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	2%	0%	2%	23930m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:09 · Sunset 18:40
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
02:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
07:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	0%	24140m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across California Coast. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Carmel.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows

Last 365 days

recorded matching window · 69% average confidence

Only 1 completed match is recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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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