Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Derinkuyu, Cappadocia

Derinkuyu, Nevşehir Province, Türkiye

Inside Derinkuyu, use millstone doors, narrow shafts and receding chambers to show the underground city's scale without flattening its carved passages.

2 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Painted Sky Potential

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover73%

Sun Elevation-51.4°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Istanbul

First upcoming window

Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset

Derinkuyu

Mon, Oct 12 · 17:32–18:24 · 1h window

Low confidence

31%

🌤️Painted Sky Potential86.7-96.9%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 56%

High Cloud Cover: 17%

Sun Elevation: 1.1° (Golden hour)

Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise

Derinkuyu

Sat, Oct 17 · 06:34–07:00

🌤️Painted Sky Potential:91.7%

Medium

70-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 70-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 Europe/Istanbul.

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 (Europe/Istanbul)	Golden Hour	High Clouds	Low Clouds	Mid-Level Clouds	Solar Elevation	Total Cloud Coverage	Visibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 06:43 · Sunset 18:13
02:00 Night	Unavailable	73%	0%	0%	-51°	73%	34320m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	0%	-43°	100%	32820m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-32°	0%	31340m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	92%	0%	0%	-21°	92%	28320m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	0%	-9.2°	100%	26400m
07:00	Unavailable	100%	13%	30%	2.7°	100%	23380m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	6%	39%	14°	45%	25440m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	41%	25°	41%	33820m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	36%	34°	36%	38820m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	48%	41°	48%	40280m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	40%	45°	40%	41320m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	61%	73%	45°	91%	40780m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	44%	37%	41°	56%	41620m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	25%	37%	33°	44%	41780m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	24°	0%	41680m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	13°	0%	41800m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	7%	2.1°	7%	41540m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	20%	62%	-9.9°	74%	40200m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	39%	44%	-22°	51%	38700m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	39%	27%	-33°	50%	36400m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	44%	12%	-43°	53%	32040m
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	3%	7%	-52°	10%	30620m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 06:44 · Sunset 18:11
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	47%	-57°	47%	31320m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-57°	0%	33160m
02:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-52°	0%	31060m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-43°	0%	30940m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-32°	0%	31820m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-21°	0%	30880m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	4%	0%	0%	-9.4°	4%	30620m
07:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	2.5°	0%	30240m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	14°	0%	31600m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	24°	0%	38480m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34°	0%	39920m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	41°	0%	40980m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	45°	0%	42660m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	45°	0%	45340m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	40°	0%	46960m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33°	0%	46620m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	33%	0%	24°	33%	45240m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	32%	4%	13°	35%	45200m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	16%	1.8°	16%	43220m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	33%	0%	-10°	33%	42480m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	22%	0%	-22°	22%	41820m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	8%	0%	-33°	8%	40840m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	9%	0%	-44°	9%	39760m
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-52°	0%	38740m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise 06:45 · Sunset 18:10
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-58°	0%	37860m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-57°	0%	37440m
02:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-52°	0%	37500m
03:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-43°	0%	36640m
04:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-33°	0%	36040m
05:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-21°	0%	35840m
06:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-9.6°	0%	35020m
07:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	2.4°	0%	34400m
08:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	13°	0%	34840m
09:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	24°	0%	38180m
10:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33°	0%	41040m
11:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	41°	0%	41540m
12:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	44°	0%	42680m
13:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	44°	0%	43800m
14:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	40°	0%	44860m
15:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33°	0%	46020m
16:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	23°	0%	48060m
17:00	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	13°	0%	48360m
18:00	Unavailable	0%	22%	0%	1.6°	22%	44900m
19:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-10°	0%	41520m
20:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-22°	0%	41380m
21:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-34°	0%	40760m
22:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-44°	0%	40080m
23:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-53°	0%	39420m
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise 06:46 · Sunset 18:08
24:00 Night	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	-58°	0%	38740m
01:00 Night	Unavailable	3%	0%	0%	-58°	3%	38220m

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 3 of 11 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

July, with 3 of 11 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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