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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour 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.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover53%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover79%
Sun Elevation54.5° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu
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Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Haleakala
Tomorrow · 05:47–06:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
63%
🌇Golden Hour Potential90%
Low Cloud Cover: 8%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 26%
Sun Elevation: -14.3° (Astronomical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Haleakala
Tue, Aug 11 · 05:48–06:32
🌇Golden Hour Potential:96-97.1%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Haleakala
Wed, Aug 12 · 05:48–06:33
🌇Golden Hour Potential:85.8-86.4%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Haleakala
Thu, Aug 13 · 05:49–06:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.6%
Medium

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Hawaii. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Haleakala.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
5
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 90 days
17
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Last 365 days
34
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 19 of 34 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
1matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Pacific/Honolulu
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Wed, Aug 5
15:0017%0%22912m
16:0020%0%24135m
17:0029%0%24134m
18:0095%0%11694m
19:0071%0%9934m
20:0026%0%24135m
21:0026%8%24134m
22:0026%16%24135m
23:0024%24%22437m
Thu, Aug 6
24:0026%32%24134m
01:0025%40%24135m
02:0022%48%20540m
03:0021%62%5944m
04:0020%47%1866m
05:0050%33%8331m
06:0055%49%22060m
07:0015%66%24134m
08:0018%82%15546m
09:0015%65%1212m
10:0015%35%717m
11:0021%4.8%22505m
12:0017%16%23356m
13:0018%28%1820m
14:0015%39%721m
15:0015%26%8390m
16:0020%13%22024m
17:0024%0.44%22875m
18:0064%0.29%10098m
19:0061%0.15%24134m
20:0028%0%8476m
21:0026%0%10177m
22:0026%0%11355m
23:0026%0.001%10938m
Fri, Aug 7
24:0026%0%11676m
01:0026%0%14893m
02:0026%0%24135m
03:0025%0%24135m
04:0023%0%10572m
05:0090%0%9671m
06:0094%19%10518m
07:0026%37%12153m
08:0026%56%18992m
09:0024%50%9382m
10:0024%45%24134m
11:0026%39%24135m
12:0024%53%24135m
13:0026%68%24135m
14:0018%82%24127m
15:0017%55%21834m
16:0017%27%9710m
17:0012%0%9707m
18:0052%0%9336m
19:0048%0%638m
20:0018%0%8310m
21:0023%0%10902m
22:0025%0%10661m
23:0026%0%10689m
Sat, Aug 8
24:0026%0%11222m
01:0023%0%11631m
02:0020%0%4552m
03:0023%0%8507m
04:0023%0%9778m
05:0055%0%10540m
06:0046%0%3535m
07:0018%0%24134m
08:0027%0%9032m
09:0027%0%24134m
10:0026%0%24134m
11:0027%0%24135m
12:0027%0%24135m
13:0027%0%24135m
14:0029%0%24134m
15:0026%0%24135m
16:0021%0%14847m
17:0024%0%12460m
18:0057%13%9265m
19:0059%26%12120m
20:0023%39%9324m
21:000%39%13550m
22:000%39%17776m
23:000%39%22002m
Sun, Aug 9
24:000%53%21948m
01:000%68%21894m
02:000%82%21840m
03:000%63%22434m
04:000%45%23028m
05:0044%26%23622m
06:0044%34%23793m
07:000%42%23964m
08:000%50%24135m
09:000%52%22246m
10:000%55%20357m
11:000%57%18468m
12:000%64%20316m
13:000%70%22164m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour 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
Pacific/Honolulu
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Thu, Aug 6 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:59
15:00
- 79% 53% 0% 81% 55° 79% 2.4m/s
16:00
- 100% 59% 0% 79% 41° 100% 1.2m/s
17:00
- 100% 75% 0% 82% 27° 100% 1.1m/s
18:00
- 100% 66% 0% 86% 13° 100% 1.7m/s
19:00
- 100% 48% 0% 88% -0.22° 100% 2.9m/s
20:00
- 77% 24% 0% 88% -14° 80% 2.3m/s
21:00
- 78% 29% 0% 91% -26° 78% 1.6m/s
22:00
- 100% 40% 0% 91% -37° 100% 2.4m/s
23:00
- 100% 45% 0% 89% -47° 100% 2.5m/s
Fri, Aug 7 Sunrise 06:01 Sunset 18:59
24:00
- 100% 36% 0% 88% -52° 100% 2.4m/s
01:00
- 100% 35% 0% 88% -52° 100% 2.4m/s
02:00
- 100% 21% 0% 87% -47° 100% 2.6m/s
03:00
- 72% 8% 0% 88% -38° 72% 2.5m/s
04:00
- 65% 7% 0% 88% -27° 65% 3.2m/s
05:00
- 26% 8% 0% 87% -14° 29% 3.6m/s
06:00
- 43% 7% 0% 85% -0.95° 43% 3.5m/s
07:00
- 36% 7% 0% 79% 12° 36% 3.6m/s
08:00
- 39% 7% 0% 69% 26° 39% 2.9m/s
09:00
- 96% 10% 0% 67% 40° 96% 2.1m/s
10:00
- 81% 12% 0% 66% 54° 81% 1.6m/s
11:00
- 30% 10% 0% 61% 68° 33% 1.6m/s
12:00
- 70% 14% 0% 58% 81° 70% 2.2m/s
13:00
- 67% 24% 0% 62% 82° 67% 1.4m/s
14:00
- 5% 53% 0% 67% 68° 53% 1.4m/s
15:00
- 3% 62% 0% 75% 54° 62% 2.3m/s
16:00
- 2% 69% 0% 80% 40° 69% 2.5m/s
17:00
- 0% 64% 0% 82% 27° 64% 3.1m/s
18:00
- 1% 89% 0% 86% 13° 89% 3.2m/s
19:00
- 4% 70% 0% 90% -0.43° 70% 3.7m/s
20:00
- 14% 60% 0% 88% -14° 66% 3.8m/s
21:00
- 35% 40% 0% 86% -26° 51% 3.6m/s
22:00
- 2% 28% 0% 86% -38° 28% 3.8m/s
23:00
- 4% 38% 0% 87% -47° 38% 3.9m/s
Sat, Aug 8 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 18:59
24:00
- 27% 48% 0% 88% -52° 60% 4.2m/s
01:00
- 64% 59% 0% 89% -52° 86% 4.4m/s
02:00
- 92% 58% 0% 90% -47° 92% 4.6m/s
03:00
- 88% 9% 0% 86% -38° 88% 3.8m/s
04:00
- 99% 24% 0% 88% -27° 99% 2.9m/s
05:00
- 95% 26% 0% 88% -14° 95% 3.1m/s
06:00
- 96% 46% 0% 91% -1° 96% 4.3m/s
07:00
- 96% 43% 0% 87% 12° 96% 4.5m/s
08:00
- 100% 19% 0% 78% 26° 100% 4.4m/s
09:00
- 100% 4% 0% 70% 40° 100% 3.8m/s
10:00
- 100% 0% 0% 64% 54° 100% 3.6m/s
11:00
- 100% 4% 0% 58% 68° 100% 3.5m/s
12:00
- 100% 9% 0% 55% 81° 100% 3.3m/s
13:00
- 100% 11% 0% 55% 82° 100% 2.9m/s
14:00
- 100% 21% 0% 59% 68° 100% 2.8m/s
15:00
- 100% 25% 0% 63% 54° 100% 2.7m/s
16:00
- 100% 26% 0% 70% 40° 100% 2.2m/s
17:00
- 100% 31% 0% 74% 26° 100% 2.5m/s
18:00
- 100% 45% 0% 79% 13° 100% 3.4m/s
19:00
- 100% 54% 0% 84% -0.63° 100% 3.1m/s
20:00
- 100% 63% 0% 86% -14° 100% 3.4m/s
21:00
- 98% 71% 0% 86% -27° 98% 5.4m/s
22:00
- 97% 79% 0% 85% -38° 97% 7.4m/s
23:00
- 96% 87% 0% 85% -47° 96% 9.4m/s
Sun, Aug 9 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 18:58
24:00
- 97% 78% 0% 85% -53° 97% 9.2m/s
01:00
- 98% 69% 0% 85% -53° 98% 8.9m/s
02:00
- 100% 60% 0% 85% -47° 100% 8.7m/s
03:00
- 100% 55% 0% 85% -38° 100% 9m/s
04:00
- 100% 50% 0% 85% -27° 100% 9.3m/s
05:00
- 100% 44% 0% 85% -14° 100% 9.6m/s
06:00
- 100% 46% 0% 85% -1.1° 100% 9.4m/s
07:00
- 100% 48% 0% 86% 12° 100% 9.3m/s
08:00
- 100% 50% 0% 86% 26° 100% 9.1m/s
09:00
- 100% 48% 0% 87% 40° 100% 9m/s
10:00
- 100% 46% 0% 87% 54° 100% 8.9m/s
11:00
- 100% 44% 0% 87% 68° 100% 8.7m/s
12:00
- 100% 32% 0% 87% 81° 100% 8.5m/s
13:00
- 100% 21% 0% 88% 81° 100% 8.4m/s
14:00
- 100% 9% 0% 88% 68° 100% 8.2m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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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