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Painted Sky Forecast for Ürgüp, Cappadocia

Ürgüp, Nevşehir Province, Türkiye

Ürgüp's stone houses climb around the Three Beauties formations. Lanes, terraces, and carved cave openings connect the inhabited slopes with the isolated volcanic pillars.

4 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 Cover9%
Mid Cloud Cover24%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-32.4°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Istanbul
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Ürgüp
Sun, Oct 11 · 07:00–07:20 · 1h window
Medium confidence
65%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential100%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 34%
High Cloud Cover: 41%
Sun Elevation: 2.3° (Golden hour)
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Ürgüp
Tue, Oct 13 · 07:00–07:22
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:85.5%
Low
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Ürgüp
Sun, Oct 18 · 06:35–07:27
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:91.2-96.7%
Low
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Ürgüp
Sun, Oct 18 · 17:22–18:15
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:88.1-93.4%
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 Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance6% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
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: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.58m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.94m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.99m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.78m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.78m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 67%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.78m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 65%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.95m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 43%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.36m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.82m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 47%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.67m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.78m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.51m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.58m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 45%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 75%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.71m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 39%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.71m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. 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: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/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: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.95m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.41m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.41m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.71m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/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%9%24%-32°32%38900m
NightUnavailable0%0%17%-43°17%35760m
NightUnavailable0%0%33%-51°33%34040m
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%49%-56°49%31320m
NightUnavailable0%0%37%-56°37%28300m
NightUnavailable0%0%18%-51°18%24520m
NightUnavailable0%10%5%-42°15%22920m
NightUnavailable0%25%7%-32°30%23260m
NightUnavailable0%24%11%-21°32%21680m
NightUnavailable0%23%7%-8.9°29%18620m
Unavailable0%28%3%3°31%15820m
Unavailable0%33%0%14°33%15740m
Unavailable0%29%0%25°29%24140m
Unavailable0%85%0%34°85%28860m
Unavailable0%27%0%41°27%34480m
Unavailable0%23%0%45°23%37620m
Unavailable0%7%0%45°7%40240m
Unavailable0%0%0%41°0%41520m
Unavailable0%0%11%34°11%42660m
Unavailable0%0%0%24°0%44180m
Unavailable0%15%0%13°15%44440m
Unavailable0%0%9%2.2°9%42540m
NightUnavailable0%22%10%-9.7°25%41760m
NightUnavailable0%0%14%-21°14%41460m
NightUnavailable0%5%14%-33°16%40440m
NightUnavailable0%26%3%-43°28%39060m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-52°0%37040m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-57°0%34480m
NightUnavailable0%0%24%-56°24%36720m
NightUnavailable0%0%3%-51°3%35520m
NightUnavailable17%0%0%-42°17%34420m
NightUnavailable84%0%0%-32°84%33420m
NightUnavailable49%0%0%-21°49%30860m
NightUnavailable78%0%0%-9.1°78%24940m
Unavailable100%0%0%2.8°100%23320m
Unavailable27%0%0%14°27%26460m
Unavailable100%0%23%25°100%33120m
Unavailable100%0%0%34°100%38280m
Unavailable14%0%34%41°43%40440m
Unavailable53%28%48%45°83%41380m
Unavailable0%0%36%45°36%42280m
Unavailable0%0%13%41°13%42180m
Unavailable11%0%25%33°34%42100m
Unavailable55%0%21%24°70%42940m
Unavailable100%0%0%13°100%43180m
Unavailable57%0%0%1.9°57%42680m
NightUnavailable0%0%28%-10°28%42120m
NightUnavailable0%0%44%-22°44%40800m
NightUnavailable0%23%21%-33°25%39780m
NightUnavailable0%6%8%-43°10%37940m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-52°100%37800m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable5%0%4%-57°7%38420m
NightUnavailable0%0%19%-57°19%37240m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-51°0%36340m
NightUnavailable83%0%0%-43°83%34920m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%33420m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%33080m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-9.3°0%32740m
Unavailable0%0%0%2.6°0%32620m
Unavailable0%0%0%14°0%36500m
Unavailable0%0%0%24°0%38760m
Unavailable0%0%0%34°0%40820m
Unavailable0%0%0%41°0%41220m
Unavailable0%0%0%45°0%41800m
Unavailable0%0%0%44°0%43280m
Unavailable0%7%0%40°7%44300m
Unavailable0%14%3%33°17%44480m
Unavailable0%0%3%23°3%44200m
Unavailable0%8%0%13°8%43980m
Unavailable0%7%0%1.7°7%43760m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-10°0%43100m
NightUnavailable0%3%0%-22°3%41360m

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 Ürgüp.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
3
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 90 days
3
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 365 days
5
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence

Only 5 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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