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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky 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.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover9%
Mid Cloud Cover30%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-61.8°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-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 Pacific/Honolulu.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance97% of hours
  • Golden Hour88% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 71-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Pacific/Honolulu
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Thu, Oct 22
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.18m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 39%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.05m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 24%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.07m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.36m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 24%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 46%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 76%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 98%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 67%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 67%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 99%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 97%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 94%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 90%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 80%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 23
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.63m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 73%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.56m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 66%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 57%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 46%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 35%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 19%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 72%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 88%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 42%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 99%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 96%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 90%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 76%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 58%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Sat, Oct 24
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 46%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 34%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 63%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 76%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 89%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 98%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 97%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 92%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 77%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 61%. Misses requirement
Sun, Oct 25
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 62%. Misses 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 (Pacific/Honolulu)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 22, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%9%30%-62°36%39460m
NightUnavailable0%4%5%-48°8%39500m
NightUnavailable0%2%5%-34°6%39520m
NightUnavailable0%2%1%-20°3%1980m
NightUnavailable0%5%3%-6.1°9%2740m
Unavailable0%11%2%7.6°13%32360m
Unavailable0%14%3%21°14%36440m
Unavailable0%12%10%33°20%46460m
Unavailable0%9%25%45°32%14140m
Unavailable0%23%23%54°34%15100m
Unavailable0%13%11%58°20%21460m
Unavailable0%5%23%56°27%14800m
Unavailable0%9%48%48°50%8260m
Unavailable0%1%20%37°21%24360m
Unavailable0%9%41%25°46%6540m
Unavailable0%16%15%12°29%19260m
NightUnavailable1%10%27%-1.7°35%20140m
NightUnavailable0%2%16%-16°19%39720m
NightUnavailable7%2%40%-30°45%29680m
NightUnavailable3%5%20%-44°27%31820m
NightUnavailable1%10%34%-58°41%28740m
NightUnavailable1%7%36%-71°41%28340m
Fri, Oct 23, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%46%-80°46%32920m
NightUnavailable48%7%55%-75°77%27920m
NightUnavailable91%7%48%-62°95%33300m
NightUnavailable88%3%23%-48°91%34040m
NightUnavailable53%2%17%-34°62%34060m
NightUnavailable13%8%0%-20°20%32640m
NightUnavailable1%0%0%-6.2°2%33460m
Unavailable0%1%0%7.5°1%33060m
Unavailable8%1%0%21°8%42860m
Unavailable1%10%0%33°12%44700m
Unavailable54%9%2%45°59%19500m
Unavailable94%10%20%53°95%27160m
Unavailable91%22%32%57°95%14020m
Unavailable81%49%39%55°95%13500m
Unavailable93%59%40%48°98%11260m
Unavailable98%49%47%37°99%18600m
Unavailable98%45%62%25°99%43260m
Unavailable100%26%13%12°100%30600m
NightUnavailable95%12%14%-1.8°96%26100m
NightUnavailable58%12%10%-16°66%28540m
NightUnavailable93%20%2%-30°95%28040m
NightUnavailable86%16%1%-44°88%26800m
NightUnavailable84%62%16%-58°95%30740m
NightUnavailable38%50%9%-71°72%33580m
Sat, Oct 24, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable27%52%2%-81°66%29820m
NightUnavailable67%60%1%-75°87%28580m
NightUnavailable65%32%2%-62°77%33380m
NightUnavailable74%31%3%-48°83%33920m
NightUnavailable29%28%2%-34°50%4280m
NightUnavailable37%34%2%-20°59%1880m
NightUnavailable88%37%1%-6.3°92%1620m
Unavailable84%41%0%7.4°91%2360m
Unavailable80%28%0%21°86%29620m
Unavailable49%27%0%33°63%27560m
Unavailable43%31%0%44°61%30000m
Unavailable40%21%0%53°52%48640m
Unavailable84%11%0%57°86%48780m
Unavailable89%19%10%55°91%48940m
Unavailable76%21%30%47°84%49020m
Unavailable91%30%43%37°95%49020m
Unavailable98%31%13%25°99%43360m
Unavailable95%22%3%11°95%30580m
NightUnavailable95%16%5%-2°95%22720m
NightUnavailable99%16%6%-16°99%23840m
NightUnavailable95%13%5%-30°95%28400m
NightUnavailable95%15%2%-44°96%26440m
NightUnavailable99%9%0%-58°99%28720m
NightUnavailable100%5%0%-71°100%31820m
Sun, Oct 25, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%17%0%-81°100%2000m
NightUnavailable93%30%0%-75°95%1540m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Hawaii. The requirements and hourly values above 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
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
1
recorded matching window · 84% average confidence

Only 1 completed match is recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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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