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Naxos - Fire Sky - Greek Islands

Naxos, South Aegean, Greece

Those rare, intensely red and orange sunset skies

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Fiery Red Sky Potential · ≥ 90.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 15.0% Visibility · ≥ 8000.0m

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Fiery Red Sky Potential 100% failing
Golden Hour 83% failing
Precipitation Chance 60% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover3%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless
Sun Elevation17.9° (Daylight)

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Times shown in Europe/Athens

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the conditions that create the Greek Islands' legendary sunsets and blue hour scenes. We combine cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric data to predict when the Aegean delivers its most spectacular light shows.

The Cycladic islands offer some of Europe's most dramatic sunset and blue hour photography. Whitewashed villages cascading down volcanic cliffs, windmills silhouetted against fiery skies, and the deep blue of the Aegean create compositions found nowhere else.

What makes the Greek Islands special for photography:

  • Fire sky sunsets - Volcanic aerosols and clear Aegean air create legendary color
  • Blue hour magic - Whitewashed buildings glow against deepening blue skies
  • Iconic architecture - Domed churches, windmills, and labyrinthine villages
  • Caldera views - Santorini's volcanic bay provides unique elevated perspectives

Best sunset conditions occur when scattered high clouds catch the light. Summer months (May-September) offer the most reliable clear skies. Oia on Santorini draws crowds—arrive early or explore less-visited islands like Milos for uncrowded scenes with equal drama.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Athens
Golden Hour
Any
Fiery Red Sky Potential
≥ 90.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Sun, Feb 8
08:0055%0%24134m
09:000%0%24135m
10:000%0%24134m
11:000%0%24134m
12:000%0%24135m
13:000%0%24134m
14:000%0%24134m
15:000%0%24134m
16:000%0%24134m
17:000%0%24135m
18:0076%0%24134m
19:000%0%24134m
20:000%0%24135m
21:000%0%24135m
22:000%0%24134m
23:000%0%24134m
Mon, Feb 9
24:000%0%24135m
01:000%0%24135m
02:000%0%24135m
03:000%1.7%24134m
04:000%3.3%24134m
05:000%5%24135m
06:000%3.3%24135m
07:0084%1.7%24135m
08:0056%0%24134m
09:000%0%24134m
10:000%0%24135m
11:000%0%24135m
12:000%8.7%24134m
13:000%17%24134m
14:000%26%24135m
15:000%41%24135m
16:000%57%24134m
17:000%72%24134m
18:0084%80%24135m
19:000%88%24135m
20:000%96%24135m
21:000%97%24135m
22:000%98%24135m
23:000%98%24134m
Tue, Feb 10
24:000%99%8552m
01:000%99%3899m
02:000%100%23050m
03:000%92%8974m
04:000%85%6387m
05:000%78%19232m
06:000%82%16846m
07:0069%86%24134m
08:000%90%24135m
09:000%70%24134m
10:000%51%24135m
11:000%31%24135m
12:000%32%24135m
13:000%32%24134m
14:000%33%24134m
15:000%27%24134m
16:000%22%24135m
17:000%17%24135m
18:0069%21%24135m
19:000%24%24135m
20:000%28%24135m
21:000%36%24135m
22:000%43%24135m
23:000%50%24135m
Wed, Feb 11
24:000%46%24135m
01:000%42%24135m
02:000%39%24135m
03:000%42%24135m
04:000%46%24135m
05:000%50%24135m
06:000%67%24135m
07:0080%83%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Fiery Red Sky Potential mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Europe/Athens
Aerosol Optical Depth (550nm)
Air Pressure
hPa
Dust AOD (550nm)
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
RH @ 700 hPa
%
Relative Humidity
%
Smoke AOD (550nm)
Temperature
°C
Wind Speed
m/s
Ångström Exponent
Sun, Feb 8 Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 17:50
09:00
0.11 990hPa 0.05 - 0% 3% 0% 65% 80% 0.005 15°C 12m/s 0.51
10:00
0.08 990hPa 0.03 - 0% 0% 0% 54% 70% 0.004 15°C 11m/s 0.62
11:00
0.05 990hPa 0.01 - 0% 0% 0% 44% 69% 0.004 16°C 11m/s 0.78
12:00
0.04 991hPa 0.007 - 8% 0% 0% 36% 66% 0.003 16°C 12m/s 0.95
13:00
0.04 990hPa 0.005 - 10% 0% 0% 29% 66% 0.003 16°C 11m/s 1
14:00
0.04 991hPa 0.003 - 85% 0% 0% 22% 68% 0.004 16°C 11m/s 1.1
15:00
0.04 991hPa 0.002 - 94% 0% 0% 22% 68% 0.004 16°C 9.8m/s 1.1
16:00
0.04 991hPa 0.002 - 100% 0% 0% 22% 68% 0.004 15°C 7.6m/s 1.1
17:00
0.04 992hPa 0.002 - 100% 0% 0% 22% 66% 0.004 15°C 4m/s 1.1
18:00
0.05 992hPa 0.002 - 100% 1% 5% 20% 69% 0.004 14°C 3.6m/s 1.1
19:00
0.05 993hPa 0.002 - 100% 2% 5% 18% 71% 0.004 14°C 3.4m/s 1.1
20:00
0.05 993hPa 0.001 - 100% 3% 5% 17% 74% 0.004 14°C 2.5m/s 1.1
21:00
0.05 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 6% 16% 75% 0.004 14°C 2.1m/s 1.1
22:00
0.05 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 5% 15% 76% 0.004 13°C 0.9m/s 1
23:00
0.05 994hPa 0.001 - 1% 0% 0% 15% 76% 0.004 13°C 0.48m/s 1
Mon, Feb 9 Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 17:50
24:00
0.05 994hPa 0.001 - 0% 0% 0% 15% 77% 0.004 13°C 0.32m/s 1
01:00
0.05 994hPa 0.002 - 1% 0% 0% 15% 77% 0.004 13°C 0.14m/s 1
02:00
0.05 994hPa 0.002 - 5% 0% 0% 16% 77% 0.004 13°C 0.32m/s 1
03:00
0.05 994hPa 0.001 - 1% 0% 0% 19% 76% 0.004 13°C 0.18m/s 1.1
04:00
0.06 993hPa 0.001 - 11% 0% 4% 23% 77% 0.005 12°C 0.64m/s 1.1
05:00
0.08 994hPa 0.001 - 30% 0% 8% 27% 77% 0.005 12°C 0.58m/s 1.1
06:00
0.1 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 100% 29% 77% 0.005 12°C 1.1m/s 1.1
07:00
0.1 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 100% 32% 77% 0.006 13°C 1.8m/s 1.1
08:00
0.09 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 91% 35% 77% 0.006 13°C 2m/s 1.1
09:00
0.09 994hPa 0.001 - 100% 0% 66% 32% 76% 0.005 14°C 2.6m/s 1.1
10:00
0.08 994hPa 0.002 - 100% 3% 88% 30% 73% 0.006 15°C 3.3m/s 1
11:00
0.09 994hPa 0.003 - 100% 10% 88% 27% 72% 0.006 15°C 4.4m/s 1
12:00
0.09 994hPa 0.004 - 100% 16% 100% 26% 73% 0.005 15°C 5m/s 0.97
13:00
0.09 993hPa 0.005 - 100% 13% 100% 24% 74% 0.005 15°C 5.8m/s 0.94
14:00
0.11 992hPa 0.006 - 100% 4% 100% 23% 73% 0.005 15°C 6.5m/s 0.91
15:00
- 992hPa - - 100% 8% 100% 29% 72% - 15°C 6.7m/s -
16:00
- 992hPa - - 100% 0% 100% 36% 71% - 15°C 6.2m/s -
17:00
- 992hPa - - 100% 3% 100% 42% 73% - 15°C 5.5m/s -
18:00
- 992hPa - - 5% 2% 17% 51% 76% - 14°C 5.3m/s -
19:00
- 992hPa - - 66% 0% 18% 61% 76% - 14°C 5.1m/s -
20:00
- 992hPa - - 86% 0% 99% 71% 75% - 14°C 5.2m/s -
21:00
- 992hPa - - 89% 32% 100% 79% 75% - 14°C 5.2m/s -
22:00
- 992hPa - - 5% 84% 100% 87% 75% - 14°C 5.1m/s -
23:00
- 991hPa - - 25% 100% 100% 95% 76% - 14°C 4.4m/s -
Tue, Feb 10 Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 17:51
24:00
- 990hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 96% 79% - 13°C 5.3m/s -
01:00
- 990hPa - - 100% 100% 100% 98% 87% - 12°C 5.8m/s -
02:00
- 989hPa - - 100% 91% 100% 99% 85% - 12°C 1m/s -
03:00
- 989hPa - - 100% 95% 100% 86% 84% - 12°C 3m/s -
04:00
- 989hPa - - 34% 11% 100% 72% 80% - 13°C 7m/s -
05:00
- 988hPa - - 4% 0% 82% 59% 76% - 13°C 7.7m/s -
06:00
- 988hPa - - 0% 0% 65% 59% 79% - 13°C 7.6m/s -
07:00
- 989hPa - - 0% 8% 0% 60% 79% - 13°C 8.9m/s -
08:00
- 989hPa - - 0% 13% 0% 60% 82% - 13°C 6.5m/s -
09:00
- 990hPa - - 0% 14% 0% 66% 77% - 13°C 6m/s -
10:00
- 990hPa - - 0% 7% 0% 71% 73% - 14°C 6.6m/s -
11:00
- 991hPa - - 0% 0% 0% 77% 70% - 14°C 7m/s -
12:00
- 991hPa - - 4% 4% 0% 73% 68% - 15°C 7.2m/s -
13:00
- 990hPa - - 84% 0% 21% 70% 66% - 15°C 6.7m/s -
14:00
- 990hPa - - 100% 9% 49% 66% 66% - 15°C 6.1m/s -
15:00
- 991hPa - - 68% 36% 34% 68% 69% - 13°C 5.2m/s -
16:00
- 993hPa - - 37% 64% 20% 71% 72% - 12°C 4.3m/s -
17:00
- 994hPa - - 5% 92% 5% 73% 75% - 11°C 3.4m/s -
18:00
- 994hPa - - 3% 94% 3% 76% 74% - 11°C 3.3m/s -
19:00
- 994hPa - - 2% 97% 2% 78% 73% - 11°C 3.1m/s -
20:00
- 994hPa - - 0% 100% 0% 81% 72% - 11°C 2.9m/s -
21:00
- 994hPa - - 0% 85% 1% 84% 72% - 11°C 2.9m/s -
22:00
- 994hPa - - 0% 70% 1% 88% 72% - 11°C 2.9m/s -
23:00
- 994hPa - - 0% 56% 2% 91% 72% - 11°C 2.9m/s -
Wed, Feb 11 Sunrise 07:13 Sunset 17:52
24:00
- 994hPa - - 0% 46% 1% 88% 71% - 11°C 2.8m/s -
01:00
- 995hPa - - 0% 37% 1% 85% 70% - 11°C 2.6m/s -
02:00
- 995hPa - - 0% 27% 0% 82% 69% - 11°C 2.5m/s -
03:00
- 995hPa - - 0% 32% 0% 79% 67% - 11°C 2m/s -
04:00
- 996hPa - - 0% 36% 0% 77% 65% - 11°C 1.6m/s -
05:00
- 996hPa - - 0% 40% 0% 74% 63% - 12°C 1.2m/s -
06:00
- 996hPa - - 8% 40% 0% 71% 63% - 12°C 1.2m/s -
07:00
- 995hPa - - 16% 40% 0% 68% 62% - 12°C 1.1m/s -
08:00
- 995hPa - - 24% 40% 0% 65% 62% - 13°C 1.1m/s -
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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