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Painted Sky Forecast for Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds

Bourton on the Water, England, United Kingdom

Low stone bridges cross the River Windrush through the village centre, linking honey-stone facades, greens and waterside paths.

0 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)
Low Cloud Cover1%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-42.5°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

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/London.

Most common blockers

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

  • Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour81% of hours
  • Wind Speed36% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 48%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 56%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 68%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 82%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 64%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 45%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 53%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 60%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 75%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 83%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 80%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 58%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 69%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 60%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.5%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 72%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 72%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/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/London)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-43°1%42140m
NightUnavailable0%40%0%-44°40%43720m
NightUnavailable0%73%0%-42°73%44860m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-37°5%44980m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%45000m
NightUnavailable0%71%0%-22°71%47320m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-13°0%46600m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-3.7°0%40860m
Unavailable0%0%0%5.4°0%40600m
Unavailable0%0%0%14°0%41220m
Unavailable0%0%0%21°0%45000m
Unavailable0%39%0%27°39%47780m
Unavailable0%9%0%31°9%50360m
Unavailable0%27%0%32°36%51900m
Unavailable0%66%0%30°84%53280m
Unavailable11%99%0%26°99%54120m
Unavailable28%66%0%20°77%54280m
Unavailable33%90%0%12°95%50200m
Unavailable19%0%0%3.7°19%50740m
NightUnavailable100%4%42%-5.6°100%43960m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-15°100%35900m
NightUnavailable100%73%100%-24°100%36920m
NightUnavailable100%70%100%-32°100%18800m
NightUnavailable100%73%100%-39°100%14940m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-43°100%9680m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-44°100%24340m
NightUnavailable83%98%0%-42°100%28160m
NightUnavailable100%98%0%-38°100%15840m
NightUnavailable100%89%0%-31°100%22560m
NightUnavailable100%89%100%-22°100%26980m
NightUnavailable100%97%0%-13°100%30600m
NightUnavailable74%73%17%-4°94%34460m
Unavailable98%63%100%5.2°100%34460m
Unavailable5%76%100%14°100%16120m
Unavailable0%95%1%21°97%27300m
Unavailable0%90%100%27°100%28440m
Unavailable0%98%27%31°100%10240m
Unavailable0%100%94%32°100%21460m
Unavailable0%79%2%30°96%29120m
Unavailable0%96%100%26°100%13660m
Unavailable0%63%0%20°63%44100m
Unavailable0%0%0%12°0%48140m
Unavailable0%0%39%3.4°39%45540m
NightUnavailable0%58%0%-5.9°58%42240m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-15°0%47580m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-24°2%44640m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%47540m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-39°1%41355m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-43°2%35080m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-45°2%28530m
NightUnavailable0%3%0%-43°3%21120m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-38°2%20900m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-31°2%20660m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-23°2%20500m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-14°2%20320m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-4.2°2%20160m
Unavailable0%2%0%4.9°2%20820m
Unavailable0%3%0%13°2%21460m
Unavailable0%5%2%21°8%22120m
Unavailable0%9%19%27°27%20960m
Unavailable0%15%41%30°51%19780m
Unavailable0%17%56%31°66%18620m
Unavailable0%13%56%30°63%19820m
Unavailable0%6%48%25°50%21000m
Unavailable0%3%38%19°39%22200m
Unavailable0%9%24%12°32%22380m
Unavailable0%18%9%3.1°27%22540m
NightUnavailable0%23%5%-6.3°28%22720m
NightUnavailable0%19%27%-16°45%22400m
NightUnavailable0%11%61%-24°68%22060m
NightUnavailable0%5%78%-33°78%21740m
NightUnavailable0%3%60%-39°59%21460m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Cotswolds. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Bourton-on-the-Water.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Bourton-on-the-Water during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 66% average confidence
Last 90 days
4
recorded matching windows · 76% average confidence
Last 365 days
6
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence

Only 6 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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