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Mendocino - Golden Hour - California Coast

Mendocino City, California, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions
Golden Hour Potential
14%
Low Cloud Cover57%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation73.7° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Los_Angeles
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Mendocino
Tomorrow · 05:29–06:29 · 1h window
Medium confidence
47%
🌇Golden Hour Potential84.7-86.3%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -8.6° (Nautical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Mendocino
Tomorrow · 20:06–21:05
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.1-89.3%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Mendocino
Thu, Jun 25 · 05:29–06:29
🌇Golden Hour Potential:89.8%
Medium
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Excellent Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset
Mendocino
Thu, Jun 25 · 20:06–21:05
🌇Golden Hour Potential:80.5-84.8%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset
Mendocino
Fri, Jun 26 · 20:06–21:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:90.8%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Mendocino
Wed, Jul 1 · 05:32–06:31
🌇Golden Hour Potential:82.1-90.4%
Low

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
10matching hours in the next 95 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
13:00✕26%0%1893m
14:00✕24%0%14958m
15:00✕27%0%24132m
16:00✕21%0%24134m
17:00✕20%0%13202m
18:00✕22%0%24134m
19:00✕21%0%24135m
20:00✓56%0%24134m
21:00✓60%0%24134m
22:00✕20%0%24134m
23:00✕19%0%20042m
Tue, Jun 23
24:00✕20%0%24135m
01:00✕25%0%24134m
02:00✕25%0%24135m
03:00✕32%0%24135m
04:00✕32%0%24135m
05:00✓85%0%24134m
06:00✓85%0%24135m
07:00✕35%0%24135m
08:00✕35%0.001%24134m
09:00✕36%0%24135m
10:00✕34%0%13275m
11:00✕30%0%145m
12:00✕27%0%348m
13:00✕28%0%13187m
14:00✕25%0%23194m
15:00✕30%0%24134m
16:00✕32%0%24135m
17:00✕26%0%24134m
18:00✕25%0%24135m
19:00✕24%0%24135m
20:00✓74%0%24134m
21:00✓67%0%7959m
22:00✕26%0%1269m
23:00✕31%0%24135m
Wed, Jun 24
24:00✕31%0%24135m
01:00✕32%0%24134m
02:00✕32%0%24134m
03:00✕32%0%24134m
04:00✕33%0%24134m
05:00✓86%0%24134m
06:00✓85%0%24134m
07:00✕36%0%24134m
08:00✕34%0%24135m
09:00✕35%0%24135m
10:00✕31%0%249m
11:00✕30%0%156m
12:00✕24%0%160m
13:00✕23%0%103m
14:00✕22%0%102m
15:00✕24%0%367m
16:00✕27%0%210m
17:00✕23%0%233m
18:00✕29%0%13251m
19:00✕32%0%24134m
20:00✓89%0%24134m
21:00✓84%0%24134m
22:00✕34%0%24135m
23:00✕33%0%24134m
Thu, Jun 25
24:00✕37%0%24134m
01:00✕39%0%24135m
02:00✕36%0%24134m
03:00✕34%0%24134m
04:00✕38%0%24135m
05:00✓90%0%24135m
06:00✓90%0%24134m
07:00✕39%0%14502m
08:00✕42%0%24135m
09:00✕37%0%24134m
10:00✕39%0%24135m
11:00✕39%0%24134m
12:00✕30%0%24134m
13:00✕31%0%24134m
14:00✕28%0%24134m
15:00✕37%0%24134m
16:00✕36%0%24134m
17:00✕36%0%24134m
18:00✕37%0%24134m
19:00✕36%0%24135m
20:00✓81%0%24135m
21:00✓85%0%24135m
22:00✕33%0%24135m
23:00✕30%0%24135m
Fri, Jun 26
24:00✕7.4%0%24135m
01:00✕7%0%24135m
02:00✕6.6%0%24135m
03:00✕6.6%0%24135m
04:00✕7%0%24135m
05:00✓42%0%24135m
06:00✓41%0%19635m
07:00✕6.8%0%15135m
08:00✕6.4%0%10635m
09:00✕8.7%0%10650m
10:00✕13%0%10665m
11:00✕15%0%10679m
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 20:45
13:00
- 0% 57% 0% 74% 57% 3.2m/s
14:00
- 0% 56% 0% 75% 56% 3.1m/s
15:00
- 0% 45% 0% 74% 45% 2.9m/s
16:00
- 0% 29% 0% 74% 29% 3.4m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 26% 0% 76% 26% 3.8m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 33% 0% 80% 33% 4m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 43% 0% 85% 43% 2.9m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 51% 0% 91% 51% 2.1m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 59% 0% 96% 59% 1.2m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 50% 0% 96% 50% 2m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 1% 0% 94% 1% 1.7m/s
Wed, Jun 24 Sunrise 05:49 Sunset 20:45
24:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 92% 0% 0.65m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 92% 0% 1.1m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 93% 0% 1.1m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 93% 0% 1.2m/s
04:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0.69m/s
05:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0.77m/s
06:00
- 0% 4% 0% 94% 4% 1.7m/s
07:00
- 0% 27% 0% 91% 27% 1.9m/s
08:00
- 0% 57% 0% 86% 57% 2.2m/s
09:00
- 0% 54% 0% 77% 54% 2.4m/s
10:00
- 0% 52% 0% 75% 52% 3.3m/s
11:00
- 0% 58% 0% 76% 58% 3.9m/s
12:00
- 0% 58% 0% 77% 58% 2.7m/s
13:00
- 0% 57% 0% 73% 57% 3.1m/s
14:00
- 0% 57% 0% 74% 57% 3m/s
15:00
- 0% 58% 0% 75% 58% 3.3m/s
16:00
- 0% 58% 0% 75% 58% 2.1m/s
17:00 ☾
- 38% 57% 0% 74% 64% 2.9m/s
18:00 ☾
- 100% 43% 63% 79% 100% 2.3m/s
19:00 ☾
- 83% 2% 100% 82% 100% 2.1m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 1% 83% 1% 3.3m/s
21:00 ☾
- 50% 3% 0% 92% 50% 3m/s
22:00 ☾
- 33% 0% 0% 92% 33% 2.9m/s
23:00 ☾
- 85% 0% 0% 89% 85% 3.3m/s
Thu, Jun 25 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:45
24:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 88% 5% 3.9m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 89% 0% 4m/s
02:00 ☾
- 5% 1% 0% 90% 5% 4.2m/s
03:00 ☾
- 100% 2% 0% 91% 100% 3.9m/s
04:00 ☾
- 23% 1% 0% 93% 23% 3.3m/s
05:00 ☾
- 5% 2% 0% 94% 5% 2.8m/s
06:00
- 5% 2% 0% 94% 5% 2.8m/s
07:00
- 8% 3% 0% 92% 8% 3.1m/s
08:00
- 29% 0% 0% 85% 29% 3.5m/s
09:00
- 63% 0% 0% 76% 63% 4.2m/s
10:00
- 35% 0% 0% 72% 35% 4.9m/s
11:00
- 39% 11% 0% 73% 40% 5.6m/s
12:00
- 90% 2% 0% 73% 90% 5.8m/s
13:00
- 100% 2% 0% 73% 100% 5.7m/s
14:00
- 100% 1% 0% 72% 100% 5.5m/s
15:00
- 47% 1% 0% 72% 47% 5.8m/s
16:00
- 34% 0% 0% 72% 34% 6m/s
17:00 ☾
- 21% 0% 0% 74% 21% 6.1m/s
18:00 ☾
- 15% 0% 0% 79% 15% 7.4m/s
19:00 ☾
- 10% 0% 0% 84% 10% 8.8m/s
20:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 89% 5% 10m/s
21:00 ☾
- 35% 0% 0% 89% 35% 9.5m/s
22:00 ☾
- 66% 0% 0% 89% 66% 8.9m/s
23:00 ☾
- 96% 0% 0% 90% 96% 8.3m/s
Fri, Jun 26 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:45
24:00 ☾
- 98% 33% 0% 90% 98% 7.7m/s
01:00 ☾
- 99% 67% 0% 90% 99% 7m/s
02:00 ☾
- 100% 100% 0% 91% 100% 6.4m/s
03:00 ☾
- 100% 100% 0% 92% 100% 5.9m/s
04:00 ☾
- 100% 100% 0% 93% 100% 5.4m/s
05:00 ☾
- 100% 100% 0% 94% 100% 4.9m/s
06:00
- 100% 99% 0% 95% 100% 4.9m/s
07:00
- 100% 98% 0% 96% 100% 4.9m/s
08:00
- 100% 97% 0% 98% 100% 4.8m/s
09:00
- 68% 71% 0% 97% 73% 5.1m/s
10:00
- 36% 45% 0% 96% 46% 5.3m/s
11:00
- 4% 19% 0% 96% 20% 5.5m/s
12:00
- 2% 13% 0% 94% 13% 5.7m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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