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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Göreme, Cappadocia

Nevşehir, Nevşehir Province, Turkey

Göreme's cave dwellings and clustered fairy chimneys create a dense textured foreground. Receding valley ridges help separate balloons from the rock forms when the sky is busy at sunrise.

6 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover15%
Mid Cloud Cover29%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-32.3°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Istanbul
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Excellent Painted Sky at Sunset
Göreme
Wed, Oct 7 · 17:39–18:31 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential84.7-84.9%
Low Cloud Cover: 18%
Mid Cloud Cover: 20%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 13.4° (Daylight)
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Göreme
Thu, Oct 8 · 18:00–18:29
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:98%
Medium
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Göreme
Sat, Oct 10 · 17:35–18:26
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:85.1-86.8%
Low
golden-clouds weather icon
Excellent Painted Sky at Sunset
Göreme
Sun, Oct 11 · 17:33–18:25
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:84.7-85.8%
Low
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Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Göreme
Tue, Oct 13 · 06:30–07:22
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:87.7-88.4%
Low
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Göreme
Sun, Oct 18 · 06:35–07:28
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:87.4-95.8%
Low

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-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.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential96% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
3matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Istanbul
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Tue, Oct 6
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.58m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.92m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.98m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.94m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 50%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.86m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 64%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.86m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.63m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.41m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 85%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 85%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 0.98m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 48%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.36m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.82m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.22m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 98%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 0.85m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 45%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 77%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.85m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.42m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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 HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%15%29%-32°37%37860m
NightUnavailable0%0%25%-43°25%36740m
NightUnavailable0%0%37%-51°37%35620m
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%39%-56°39%32540m
NightUnavailable0%0%22%-56°22%30720m
NightUnavailable0%0%10%-51°10%28740m
NightUnavailable0%0%5%-42°5%26420m
NightUnavailable0%0%11%-32°11%24000m
NightUnavailable0%0%12%-21°12%20660m
NightUnavailable0%8%0%-9°8%17620m
Unavailable0%25%0%2.9°25%15800m
Unavailable0%33%0%14°33%16460m
Unavailable0%28%0%25°28%21040m
Unavailable0%31%0%34°31%29880m
Unavailable0%0%0%41°0%35480m
Unavailable0%18%0%45°18%37720m
Unavailable0%5%0%45°5%39480m
Unavailable0%0%0%41°0%40700m
Unavailable0%22%22%34°34%41820m
Unavailable0%0%0%24°0%43960m
Unavailable0%0%23%13°23%44340m
Unavailable0%0%29%2.3°29%41920m
NightUnavailable0%0%3%-9.7°3%41120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%40680m
NightUnavailable0%0%5%-33°5%39660m
NightUnavailable0%35%9%-43°41%39020m
NightUnavailable0%25%3%-51°25%37980m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-56°0%36760m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-56°0%37760m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-51°0%36860m
NightUnavailable14%0%0%-43°14%35980m
NightUnavailable89%0%0%-32°89%36100m
NightUnavailable62%0%0%-21°62%36960m
NightUnavailable80%0%0%-9.1°80%36520m
Unavailable100%0%0%2.7°100%34860m
Unavailable52%0%0%14°52%35320m
Unavailable100%0%25%24°100%38340m
Unavailable100%0%18%34°100%39980m
Unavailable15%0%48%41°56%41080m
Unavailable6%4%61%45°66%41900m
Unavailable49%41%42%45°84%42100m
Unavailable47%0%0%41°47%42280m
Unavailable100%0%50%33°100%42380m
Unavailable100%0%29%24°100%42500m
Unavailable26%0%0%13°26%42200m
Unavailable54%0%18%2°68%41840m
NightUnavailable0%0%8%-10°8%41300m
NightUnavailable0%0%33%-22°33%40500m
NightUnavailable0%18%4%-33°21%39540m
NightUnavailable0%7%12%-43°14%38600m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-52°100%38960m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%13%-57°13%38620m
NightUnavailable0%0%27%-57°27%38180m
NightUnavailable18%0%0%-51°18%37740m
NightUnavailable92%0%0%-43°92%36680m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%36700m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%36880m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-9.3°0%36480m
Unavailable0%0%0%2.6°0%35540m
Unavailable0%0%0%14°0%36860m
Unavailable0%0%0%24°0%39300m
Unavailable0%0%0%33°0%40700m
Unavailable0%0%0%41°0%41480m
Unavailable0%0%0%45°0%41940m
Unavailable0%0%0%44°0%42300m
Unavailable0%30%0%40°30%42680m
Unavailable0%38%0%33°38%42980m
Unavailable0%11%0%23°11%43100m
Unavailable0%14%0%13°14%43500m
Unavailable0%4%0%1.7°4%43600m
NightUnavailable0%6%0%-10°6%42820m
NightUnavailable0%8%0%-22°8%41600m

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 Göreme.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
2
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 365 days
8
recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence

Only 8 completed matches are 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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