Winter Wonderland Forecast for Utsjoki, Finnish Lapland

Utsjoki, Lapland, Finland

The broad Teno River follows Finland’s northern border through steep, birch-covered fells around Utsjoki. Sparse settlement and the valley’s east–west reaches leave dark horizons, while river bends provide foregrounds for aurora and low Arctic light.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Helsinki

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

Snow Depth100% of hours
Temperature100% of hours
Precipitation Chance90% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Winter Wonderland conditions across Finnish Lapland. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Utsjoki.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows

Last 90 days

recorded matching window · 63% average confidence

Last 365 days

179

recorded matching windows · 65% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

16:00 local time, shared by 20 of 179 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

January, with 94 of 179 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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour

0matching hours in the next 95 hours

OR logic: one branch per group is enough

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Europe/Helsinki	Snow Depth ≥ 0.1m	Temperature ≤ 2.0°C	Visibility ≥ 5000.0m	Wind Speed ≤ 8.0m/s	Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0%	Golden Hour OR1·B1 Any	Sunshine Duration OR1·B1 ≥ 1800.0seconds	Blue Hour OR1·B2 Any	Total Cloud Coverage OR1·B2 ≤ 50.0%
Sat, Jul 25
04:00	0m	8.8°C	24134m	2.4m/s	83%	✓	0seconds	✕	100%
05:00	0m	9.1°C	24134m	2.3m/s	83%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
06:00	0m	9.3°C	24134m	1.9m/s	84%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
07:00	0m	9.4°C	24134m	2m/s	89%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
08:00	0m	9.6°C	23935m	2.1m/s	93%	✕	0seconds	✕	84%
09:00	0m	11°C	16336m	3.1m/s	97%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
10:00	0m	11°C	24134m	3.8m/s	90%	✕	0seconds	✕	92%
11:00	0m	11°C	22139m	4m/s	85%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
12:00	0m	11°C	24134m	3.7m/s	80%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
13:00	0m	12°C	24135m	4.2m/s	80%	✕	0seconds	✕	57%
14:00	0m	13°C	18095m	4.5m/s	80%	✕	3600seconds	✕	72%
15:00	0m	14°C	13300m	5.8m/s	80%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
16:00	0m	13°C	24135m	3.7m/s	64%	✕	3600seconds	✕	76%
17:00	0m	14°C	19481m	3.8m/s	43%	✕	3600seconds	✕	97%
18:00	0m	14°C	22892m	3.6m/s	22%	✕	3600seconds	✕	99%
19:00	0m	13°C	24134m	3.2m/s	15%	✕	3600seconds	✕	66%
20:00	0m	13°C	24135m	3.2m/s	7.4%	✕	3600seconds	✕	49%
21:00	0m	13°C	24135m	2.9m/s	0%	✕	3600seconds	✕	34%
22:00	0m	12°C	24134m	2.5m/s	0%	✕	0seconds	✕	39%
23:00	0m	11°C	24135m	2.7m/s	0%	✕	0seconds	✕	37%
Sun, Jul 26
24:00	0m	10°C	24134m	2.8m/s	0%	✓	0seconds	✕	43%
01:00	0m	9.1°C	24134m	2.6m/s	0%	✓	0seconds	✕	65%
02:00	0m	8.7°C	24134m	2.3m/s	0%	✓	0seconds	✕	99%
03:00	0m	8.8°C	24135m	2.1m/s	0%	✓	0seconds	✕	6.6%
04:00	0m	9.1°C	24134m	2.3m/s	13%	✓	0seconds	✕	10%
05:00	0m	9.9°C	24135m	2.7m/s	26%	✕	0seconds	✕	52%
06:00	0m	11°C	24135m	2.9m/s	39%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
07:00	0m	11°C	23852m	3.1m/s	53%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
08:00	0m	12°C	24135m	2.6m/s	68%	✕	0seconds	✕	41%
09:00	0m	13°C	24134m	4.6m/s	82%	✕	0seconds	✕	86%
10:00	0m	13°C	24134m	5.3m/s	63%	✕	3600seconds	✕	95%
11:00	0m	14°C	24135m	5.7m/s	45%	✕	3600seconds	✕	86%
12:00	0m	13°C	24135m	4.9m/s	26%	✕	3600seconds	✕	99%
13:00	0m	14°C	24134m	5.4m/s	34%	✕	3600seconds	✕	98%
14:00	0m	13°C	24134m	6m/s	41%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
15:00	0m	13°C	24134m	4.2m/s	49%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
16:00	0m	15°C	24134m	5.7m/s	46%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
17:00	0m	15°C	24135m	5.7m/s	42%	✕	3600seconds	✕	90%
18:00	0m	16°C	14792m	7.4m/s	39%	✕	3600seconds	✕	86%
19:00	0m	14°C	24135m	6.1m/s	45%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
20:00	0m	13°C	24135m	4.4m/s	50%	✕	3600seconds	✕	95%
21:00	0m	13°C	24134m	5.2m/s	56%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
22:00	0m	13°C	24134m	4.2m/s	51%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
23:00	0m	13°C	23773m	4.6m/s	46%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
Mon, Jul 27
24:00	0m	13°C	23698m	5.1m/s	41%	✓	0seconds	✕	99%
01:00	0m	12°C	23620m	5.1m/s	50%	✓	0seconds	✕	96%
02:00	0m	12°C	3227m	3.2m/s	59%	✓	0seconds	✕	100%
03:00	0m	13°C	1958m	3.7m/s	69%	✓	0seconds	✕	100%
04:00	0m	13°C	23576m	3.9m/s	67%	✓	0seconds	✕	100%
05:00	0m	13°C	23795m	3.9m/s	65%	✕	0seconds	✕	65%
06:00	0m	13°C	24135m	4m/s	64%	✕	0seconds	✕	98%
07:00	0m	13°C	24134m	3.5m/s	67%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
08:00	0m	13°C	4851m	3.8m/s	71%	✕	0seconds	✕	89%
09:00	0m	14°C	23699m	6.9m/s	74%	✕	0seconds	✕	80%
10:00	0m	15°C	19149m	7.4m/s	71%	✕	3600seconds	✕	48%
11:00	0m	16°C	12711m	8m/s	67%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
12:00	0m	14°C	14505m	5.4m/s	64%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
13:00	0m	14°C	24134m	4.1m/s	66%	✕	3600seconds	✕	81%
14:00	0m	16°C	24135m	5.5m/s	69%	✕	3600seconds	✕	11%
15:00	0m	18°C	24134m	6.3m/s	71%	✕	3600seconds	✕	57%
16:00	0m	19°C	24135m	7.4m/s	60%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
17:00	0m	18°C	24135m	4.6m/s	48%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
18:00	0m	18°C	24134m	4.6m/s	37%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
19:00	0m	17°C	8973m	5.7m/s	43%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
20:00	0m	16°C	8318m	4.3m/s	49%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
21:00	0m	15°C	19873m	2.4m/s	54%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
22:00	0m	15°C	24134m	2.4m/s	44%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
23:00	0m	14°C	24134m	2.3m/s	34%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
Tue, Jul 28
24:00	0m	14°C	24134m	2.2m/s	24%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
01:00	0m	14°C	24135m	2.4m/s	27%	✕	0seconds	✕	83%
02:00	0m	13°C	24135m	2.2m/s	30%	✕	0seconds	✕	96%
03:00	0m	13°C	14006m	2.1m/s	33%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
04:00	0m	13°C	1369m	1.1m/s	37%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
05:00	0m	13°C	1036m	1.2m/s	40%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
06:00	0m	13°C	604m	1.5m/s	43%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
07:00	0m	13°C	415m	2.1m/s	54%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
08:00	0m	14°C	652m	2m/s	64%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
09:00	0m	14°C	1432m	2.4m/s	74%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
10:00	0m	16°C	7537m	2.8m/s	75%	✕	1200seconds	✕	100%
11:00	0m	19°C	13643m	3.2m/s	75%	✕	2400seconds	✕	100%
12:00	0m	21°C	19748m	3.5m/s	76%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
13:00	0m	19°C	21211m	3.3m/s	78%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
14:00	0m	18°C	22673m	3.1m/s	80%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
15:00	0m	16°C	24135m	2.9m/s	82%	✕	3600seconds	✕	100%
16:00	0m	15°C	24135m	2.8m/s	67%	✕	2400seconds	✕	100%
17:00	0m	15°C	24135m	2.8m/s	52%	✕	1200seconds	✕	100%
18:00	0m	14°C	24135m	2.8m/s	37%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
19:00	0m	13°C	24135m	2.7m/s	36%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
20:00	0m	13°C	24135m	2.5m/s	35%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
21:00	0m	13°C	24135m	2.4m/s	35%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
22:00	0m	13°C	22973m	3.6m/s	34%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
23:00	0m	13°C	21812m	4.8m/s	33%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
Wed, Jul 29
24:00	0m	13°C	20650m	6m/s	33%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
01:00	0m	13°C	16631m	5.4m/s	35%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%
02:00	0m	13°C	12611m	4.8m/s	38%	✕	0seconds	✕	100%

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity). For OR groups, only one branch is required, so some OR-branch predicates can be ✕ even in a matching hour.

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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Forecast generated

Jul 26, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC

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