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Photography Weather Forecast for Haleakala, Hawaii

Makawao, Hawaii, United States

Haleakalā's summit overlooks a vast erosional crater filled with cinder cones, whose repeated forms lead toward the island and Pacific horizon.

Active Forecasts

Current forecast snapshot: 0 of 5 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu
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Next opportunity
Excellent Golden Hour at Sunrise
Haleakala
Today Β· 05:39–06:25 Β· 1h window
Medium confidence
48%
πŸŒ‡Golden Hour Potential82.4-82.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 51%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 25%
Sun Elevation: -12.3Β° (Astronomical twilight)
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Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunrise
Haleakala
Today Β· 06:00–06:25
πŸ”₯Fiery Red Sky Potential:73.5%
Medium
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Tentative Chance of Rainbow
Haleakala
Tomorrow Β· 08:00–09:00
🌈Rainbow Probability:67%
Medium
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Possible Rainbow
Haleakala
Tomorrow Β· 17:00–18:00
🌈Rainbow Probability:80%
Medium
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Tentative Chance of Rainbow at Sunset
Haleakala
Tomorrow Β· 18:00–19:00
🌈Rainbow Probability:68.1%
Medium
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Possible Rainbow
Haleakala
Tue, Jul 21 Β· 17:00–18:00
🌈Rainbow Probability:70%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Haleakala
Thu, Jul 23 Β· 05:41–06:00
πŸŒ‡Golden Hour Potential:88.7%
Medium
+7 more windows in the next 14 days

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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