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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Slad Valley, Cotswolds

Stroud, England, United Kingdom

Slad Valley's wooded slopes, stone cottages and narrow lanes form the landscape of Laurie Lee's 'Cider with Rosie', with mist sometimes pooling at dawn.

1 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 Cover76%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-42.6°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Slad Valley
Sat, Oct 10 · 17:41–18:00 · 1h window
Low confidence
49%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential85.9%
Low Cloud Cover: 32%
Mid Cloud Cover: 55%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 11.9° (Daylight)

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 91-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential99% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Wind Speed26% of hours
1matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
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: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 61%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 39%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 53%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 62%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 76%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 78%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 60%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 71%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 90%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 88%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 78%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 56%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 56%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 26%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.3%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 86%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 73%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 50%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.3%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.5%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/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%76%0%-43°76%40840m
NightUnavailable0%77%0%-44°77%42920m
NightUnavailable0%6%0%-42°6%43680m
NightUnavailable0%5%54%-37°56%46520m
NightUnavailable0%65%9%-31°71%47520m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-22°1%44800m
NightUnavailable0%54%0%-13°54%41160m
NightUnavailable0%95%0%-4°95%38960m
Unavailable0%23%0%5.2°23%34540m
Unavailable0%32%0%14°34%34720m
Unavailable0%10%0%21°10%43180m
Unavailable0%60%0%27°79%51160m
Unavailable0%77%0%31°82%51820m
Unavailable0%97%0%32°97%50680m
Unavailable45%88%0%31°93%49440m
Unavailable13%35%59%27°80%48800m
Unavailable26%88%0%20°91%47640m
Unavailable0%95%0%13°95%46140m
Unavailable0%0%0%4°0%40600m
NightUnavailable100%0%91%-5.3°100%33780m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-15°100%33800m
NightUnavailable100%53%100%-24°100%16700m
NightUnavailable100%99%100%-32°100%9560m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-38°100%12000m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%100%78%-43°100%21320m
NightUnavailable100%100%76%-44°100%16480m
NightUnavailable100%100%0%-43°100%13500m
NightUnavailable100%100%0%-38°100%4360m
NightUnavailable100%100%0%-31°100%9620m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-23°100%12480m
NightUnavailable100%96%0%-14°100%22080m
NightUnavailable2%83%0%-4.3°97%24380m
Unavailable91%78%100%4.9°100%24560m
Unavailable100%88%100%13°100%21440m
Unavailable0%100%66%21°100%22280m
Unavailable0%100%48%27°100%13580m
Unavailable75%100%100%31°100%2600m
Unavailable0%100%73%32°100%11000m
Unavailable0%84%64%30°95%12980m
Unavailable0%99%83%26°100%32700m
Unavailable0%66%0%20°69%35300m
Unavailable0%11%0%12°11%38480m
Unavailable0%71%29%3.7°80%44180m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-5.6°0%45680m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-15°0%44600m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-24°0%40940m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%41660m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-39°0%33195m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%38%0%-43°38%35690m
NightUnavailable0%26%0%-45°26%26285m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-43°2%22860m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-38°2%22580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-31°2%22300m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-23°1%21980m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-14°0%21680m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-4.5°0%21360m
Unavailable0%4%0%4.7°2%22160m
Unavailable0%10%0%13°7%22940m
Unavailable0%16%0%21°19%23740m
Unavailable0%23%31%27°45%22680m
Unavailable0%32%72%30°79%21600m
Unavailable0%38%100%32°100%20540m
Unavailable0%43%100%30°100%21200m
Unavailable0%47%89%26°90%21860m
Unavailable0%45%73%20°75%22520m
Unavailable0%32%55%12°56%23060m
Unavailable0%13%33%3.4°34%23580m
NightUnavailable0%0%17%-6°17%24120m
NightUnavailable0%0%10%-15°10%23960m
NightUnavailable0%2%8%-24°7%23820m
NightUnavailable0%5%6%-32°6%23660m
NightUnavailable0%5%3%-39°4%22900m

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 Slad Valley.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
5
recorded matching windows · 78% average confidence
Last 365 days
10
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

05:00 local time, shared by 3 of 10 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 3 of 10 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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