Rule
Golden Hour
Mendocino - Golden Hour - California Coast
Mendocino City, California, United States
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover91%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation54.8° (Daylight)
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Mendocino
Tue, Apr 14 · 06:22–07:14 · 1h window
Medium confidence
40%
🌇Golden Hour Potential90.3-90.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 1%
High Cloud Cover: 3%
Sun Elevation: -8.1° (Nautical twilight)
Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Mendocino
Thu, Apr 16 · 06:19–07:11
🌇Golden Hour Potential:83.2-85.6%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Mendocino
Fri, Apr 17 · 06:17–07:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:96.5%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Apr 10 | ||||
| 12:00 | ✕ | 11% | 90% | 7207m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 10% | 86% | 502m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 6.8% | 82% | 7428m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 11% | 88% | 21547m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 93% | 13973m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 14% | 99% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 6656m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 17% | 100% | 24124m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 98% | 100% | 21448m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 10865m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 12901m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 24134m |
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 24127m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 100% | 18260m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 6.8% | 100% | 13276m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 6.8% | 100% | 13917m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 100% | 16608m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 10% | 100% | 16373m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 43% | 100% | 17264m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 44% | 100% | 20518m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 7.4% | 100% | 21800m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 100% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 100% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 8.7% | 100% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 7.3% | 94% | 24131m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 5.3% | 88% | 8487m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 7.7% | 82% | 24124m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 4.5% | 82% | 5046m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 5% | 81% | 5479m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 6.5% | 81% | 10485m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 7% | 83% | 22537m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 7.6% | 86% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 45% | 88% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 92% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 16% | 96% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 9% | 100% | 24134m |
| Sun, Apr 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 7.6% | 95% | 20076m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 6.6% | 91% | 23890m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 87% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 7% | 82% | 14583m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 4.7% | 78% | 4159m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 5.4% | 73% | 7972m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 37% | 61% | 6708m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 40% | 49% | 6680m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 7.7% | 38% | 14592m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 42% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 47% | 24130m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 12% | 52% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 54% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 55% | 24133m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 56% | 24126m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 10% | 60% | 20166m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 12% | 64% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 11% | 69% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 53% | 23500m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 38% | 19415m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 49% | 22% | 18909m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 31% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 41% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 11% | 50% | 24135m |
| Mon, Apr 13 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 13% | 41% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 17% | 31% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 17% | 22% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 12% | 22% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 12% | 22% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 16% | 22% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 15% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 93% | 7.4% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 0% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 88% | 0% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 7.8% | 0% | 24135m |
| Tue, Apr 14 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 90% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 90% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 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 scoreThis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 11
Sunrise 06:44
Sunset 19:47 | |||||||
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 91% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 7.7m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 8.1m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 72% | 100% | 86% | 100% | 7.5m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 9.2m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 5.7m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 6.5m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 49% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 5.1m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 6% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 5% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 4.5m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 4% | 37% | 88% | 37% | 4.2m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 70% | 86% | 87% | 86% | 4m/s |
| Sun, Apr 12
Sunrise 06:42
Sunset 19:48 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 88% | 100% | 7.1m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 30% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 6m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 6m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 1.4m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 98% | 88% | 100% | 1.4m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 98% | 100% | 87% | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 97% | 63% | 87% | 97% | 1.9m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 67% | 15% | 85% | 67% | 2.4m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 44% | 87% | 80% | 87% | 1.8m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 58% | 32% | 95% | 75% | 95% | 0.69m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 56% | 100% | 77% | 100% | 3.8m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 92% | 16% | 80% | 92% | 4.9m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 71% | 8% | 80% | 71% | 3.9m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 90% | 23% | 79% | 90% | 3.8m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 100% | 87% | 83% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 4% | 87% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 63% | 100% | 39% | 88% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 56% | 100% | 5% | 90% | 100% | 1.3m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 15% | 95% | 0% | 90% | 95% | 0.92m/s |
| Mon, Apr 13
Sunrise 06:41
Sunset 19:49 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 65% | 0% | 90% | 65% | 1.1m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 43% | 0% | 90% | 43% | 1.5m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 32% | 0% | 90% | 32% | 1.9m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 67% | 0% | 90% | 67% | 2m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 66% | 0% | 89% | 66% | 2.2m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 45% | 0% | 88% | 45% | 2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 42% | 0% | 89% | 42% | 2.1m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 44% | 34% | 0% | 89% | 44% | 2.5m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 66% | 39% | 0% | 88% | 66% | 2.3m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 90% | 63% | 4% | 83% | 90% | 1.9m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 71% | 94% | 75% | 100% | 0.68m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 55% | 45% | 99% | 68% | 99% | 1.9m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 14% | 63% | 68% | 63% | 4m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 70% | 5% | 4.6m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 9% | 3% | 72% | 9% | 5.3m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 7% | 0% | 72% | 7% | 5.6m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 0% | 73% | 5% | 6.7m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 4% | 0% | 74% | 4% | 7m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 3% | 2% | 75% | 4% | 7.1m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 1% | 3% | 76% | 5% | 7.2m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 76% | 5% | 7.3m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 35% | 0% | 36% | 77% | 36% | 7m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 66% | 0% | 68% | 77% | 68% | 6.6m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 96% | 0% | 99% | 77% | 99% | 6.2m/s |
| Tue, Apr 14
Sunrise 06:39
Sunset 19:50 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 66% | 0% | 68% | 77% | 68% | 5.6m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 35% | 0% | 36% | 76% | 36% | 5m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 76% | 5% | 4.5m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 4% | 75% | 4% | 4.5m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 0% | 3% | 74% | 4% | 4.6m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 0% | 2% | 73% | 3% | 4.7m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 0% | 1% | 73% | 4% | 5.7m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 1% | 72% | 4% | 6.8m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 5% | 7.8m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 11% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 11% | 8.5m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 16% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 16% | 9.2m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 22% | 0% | 0% | 71% | 22% | 9.9m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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