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Hana Highway - Fire Sky - Hawaii

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Golden Hour: Any. Fiery Red Sky Potential: ≥ 90.0%. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 15.0%. Visibility: ≥ 8000.0m

Paia, Hawaii, United States

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

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Most common blockers (next 72 hours)

Fiery Red Sky Potential 99% failing

Precipitation Chance 94% failing

Golden Hour 92% failing

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Real-time conditions

Fiery Red Sky Potential

Low Cloud Cover45%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless

Sun Elevation43.6° (Daylight)

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the spectacular sunset conditions that transform Hawaii's tropical skies into blazing displays. We combine cloud coverage patterns, volcanic haze levels, and atmospheric clarity to predict when Hawaiian sunsets will ignite with dramatic color.

Hawaii offers some of the Pacific's most dramatic fire-sky conditions, particularly when volcanic haze (vog) from Kilauea adds atmospheric particulates that scatter light into intense oranges and reds. The tropical location means the sun sets quickly at a steep angle, creating brief but intense color displays.

What makes Hawaii special for fire-sky photography:

Volcanic haze advantage - Vog from Kilauea volcano scatters light into intense sunset colors
Maui and Big Island drama - Leeward coasts receive the most dramatic vog-enhanced sunsets
Tropical intensity - Quick sunset at steep angle creates brief but fierce color
Ocean reflections - Calm leeward waters mirror fire skies perfectly

The Big Island's Kona coast offers Hawaii's most reliable fire-sky conditions, particularly when vog from Kilauea volcano drifts southwest. The volcanic particulates scatter light dramatically, creating sunsets of unusual intensity. Maui's western coast benefits from similar conditions when vog crosses the channel. The steep volcanic slopes provide dramatic foreground silhouettes—palm trees and volcanic peaks profiled against blazing skies. During periods of volcanic activity, vog levels increase and sunset colors become even more intense. The leeward (western/southern) coasts of islands offer the calmest water for reflections. Trade winds typically die down at sunset, creating mirror-like ocean surfaces that double the impact. Tropical sunsets happen quickly—the entire show from first color to darkness takes about 30 minutes, with peak color lasting only 5-10 minutes. Scout locations beforehand and be ready before the sun touches the horizon.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

0matching hours in the next 95 hours

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Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Pacific/Honolulu	Golden Hour Any	Fiery Red Sky Potential ≥ 90.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 15.0%	Visibility ≥ 8000.0m
Sat, Feb 21
15:00	✕	0%	100%	8846m
16:00	✕	0%	99%	6741m
17:00	✕	0%	99%	8721m
18:00	✕	52%	99%	8556m
19:00	✕	54%	99%	15129m
20:00	✕	0%	100%	18296m
21:00	✕	0%	98%	8213m
22:00	✕	0%	96%	17308m
23:00	✕	0%	93%	8424m
Sun, Feb 22
24:00	✕	0%	95%	15285m
01:00	✕	0%	96%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	98%	24134m
03:00	✕	0%	93%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	87%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	81%	24135m
06:00	✓	74%	86%	24135m
07:00	✓	75%	91%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	96%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	97%	24135m
10:00	✕	0%	96%	24135m
11:00	✕	0%	94%	24134m
12:00	✕	0%	96%	17956m
13:00	✕	0%	98%	24135m
14:00	✕	0%	99%	21941m
15:00	✕	0%	93%	18895m
16:00	✕	0%	87%	14010m
17:00	✕	0%	80%	24134m
18:00	✕	46%	83%	16224m
19:00	✕	49%	85%	18578m
20:00	✕	0%	88%	18502m
21:00	✕	0%	89%	21226m
22:00	✕	0%	89%	15329m
23:00	✕	0%	90%	12539m
Mon, Feb 23
24:00	✕	0%	92%	14860m
01:00	✕	0%	95%	19323m
02:00	✕	0%	97%	23468m
03:00	✕	0%	90%	16439m
04:00	✕	0%	84%	24069m
05:00	✕	0%	77%	17083m
06:00	✓	91%	79%	16496m
07:00	✓	84%	80%	12106m
08:00	✕	0%	82%	8843m
09:00	✕	0%	74%	5239m
10:00	✕	0%	66%	5040m
11:00	✕	0%	58%	4546m
12:00	✕	0%	58%	9585m
13:00	✕	0%	58%	17470m
14:00	✕	0%	57%	18392m
15:00	✕	0%	51%	18412m
16:00	✕	0%	44%	15628m
17:00	✕	0%	37%	18384m
18:00	✕	50%	38%	18372m
19:00	✕	55%	38%	17336m
20:00	✕	0%	38%	16295m
21:00	✕	0%	35%	20370m
22:00	✕	0%	33%	18412m
23:00	✕	0%	30%	18401m
Tue, Feb 24
24:00	✕	0%	32%	17948m
01:00	✕	0%	35%	9754m
02:00	✕	0%	37%	18385m
03:00	✕	0%	34%	18741m
04:00	✕	0%	30%	18380m
05:00	✕	0%	26%	18374m
06:00	✓	65%	30%	18365m
07:00	✓	65%	33%	18377m
08:00	✕	0%	37%	18393m
09:00	✕	0%	52%	18435m
10:00	✕	0%	67%	18493m
11:00	✕	0%	82%	18449m
12:00	✕	0%	82%	18390m
13:00	✕	0%	82%	18378m
14:00	✕	0%	82%	18383m
15:00	✕	0%	73%	18398m
16:00	✕	0%	65%	18400m
17:00	✕	0%	56%	18368m
18:00	✕	40%	60%	18375m
19:00	✕	42%	64%	18393m
20:00	✕	0%	69%	18971m
21:00	✕	0%	60%	20692m
22:00	✕	0%	52%	22414m
23:00	✕	0%	44%	24135m
Wed, Feb 25
24:00	✕	0%	48%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	52%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	56%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	44%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	32%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	20%	24135m
06:00	✓	80%	21%	24135m
07:00	✓	80%	22%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	22%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	18%	24135m
10:00	✕	0%	14%	24135m
11:00	✕	0%	10%	24135m
12:00	✕	0%	6.7%	24135m
13:00	✕	0%	3.3%	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 Pacific/Honolulu	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 22 Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 18:27
15:00 ☾	0.07	999hPa	0.001	-	0%	45%	0%	55%	79%	0.007	21°C	4.6m/s	1.2
16:00 ☾	0.06	1000hPa	0.001	-	0%	48%	0%	56%	78%	0.006	21°C	3.9m/s	1.3
17:00 ☾	0.05	1000hPa	0.001	-	0%	33%	0%	58%	79%	0.006	21°C	3.8m/s	1.3
18:00 ☾	0.04	1001hPa	0.001	-	2%	36%	0%	58%	80%	0.005	21°C	4.5m/s	1.3
19:00 ☾	0.05	1002hPa	0.001	-	4%	36%	0%	57%	79%	0.005	21°C	3.9m/s	1.3
20:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0.001	-	0%	30%	7%	57%	79%	0.005	21°C	4.5m/s	1.2
21:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0.001	-	0%	28%	69%	62%	79%	0.005	21°C	4.1m/s	1.2
22:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0.001	-	0%	31%	100%	68%	78%	0.004	21°C	4.1m/s	1.1
23:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0.001	-	0%	24%	42%	74%	80%	0.004	21°C	4.5m/s	1
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 18:27
24:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0.001	-	7%	18%	12%	71%	81%	0.004	20°C	4.4m/s	1
01:00 ☾	0.04	1003hPa	0.001	-	1%	15%	75%	67%	80%	0.003	21°C	3.9m/s	1.1
02:00 ☾	0.04	1003hPa	0.001	-	0%	21%	20%	64%	79%	0.003	21°C	3.7m/s	1
03:00 ☾	0.04	1003hPa	0.001	-	4%	13%	5%	73%	79%	0.003	20°C	3m/s	1
04:00 ☾	0.05	1002hPa	0	-	4%	15%	4%	81%	80%	0.003	20°C	3.1m/s	0.95
05:00 ☾	0.05	1003hPa	0	-	4%	8%	2%	90%	80%	0.003	20°C	3m/s	0.94
06:00 ☾	0.05	1004hPa	0.001	-	4%	10%	44%	91%	81%	0.003	20°C	3m/s	0.87
07:00 ☾	0.06	1004hPa	0.001	-	0%	11%	20%	92%	80%	0.003	20°C	2.6m/s	0.82
08:00 ☾	0.07	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	61%	44%	93%	81%	0.003	20°C	3.3m/s	0.83
09:00 ☾	0.07	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	63%	14%	91%	81%	0.004	20°C	4.6m/s	0.85
10:00 ☾	0.08	1006hPa	0.001	-	0%	90%	10%	89%	81%	0.004	20°C	5.9m/s	0.82
11:00 ☾	0.09	1006hPa	0.001	-	0%	98%	58%	88%	84%	0.004	20°C	5.8m/s	0.81
12:00 ☾	0.09	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	100%	5%	88%	85%	0.004	20°C	6.1m/s	0.84
13:00 ☾	0.09	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	76%	6%	88%	80%	0.004	20°C	6.4m/s	0.85
14:00 ☾	0.1	1004hPa	0.001	-	0%	80%	20%	88%	77%	0.004	20°C	6.1m/s	0.82
15:00 ☾	0.11	1004hPa	0.001	-	0%	100%	93%	86%	75%	0.004	21°C	5.6m/s	0.79
16:00 ☾	0.11	1004hPa	0.001	-	0%	99%	94%	84%	76%	0.004	21°C	5.6m/s	0.83
17:00 ☾	0.1	1004hPa	0.001	-	0%	100%	94%	82%	76%	0.003	20°C	5.3m/s	0.84
18:00 ☾	0.1	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	81%	90%	67%	76%	0.003	21°C	5.8m/s	0.85
19:00 ☾	0.1	1005hPa	0.001	-	0%	94%	58%	51%	76%	0.003	21°C	6.1m/s	0.82
20:00 ☾	0.11	1006hPa	0.001	-	0%	58%	53%	35%	76%	0.003	21°C	6.2m/s	0.79
21:00 ☾	0.11	1007hPa	0.001	-	0%	62%	58%	27%	75%	0.003	21°C	5.6m/s	0.81
22:00 ☾	0.1	1007hPa	0.001	-	0%	51%	2%	18%	75%	0.004	21°C	4.9m/s	0.82
23:00 ☾	0.11	1007hPa	0.002	-	0%	88%	0%	10%	76%	0.004	21°C	5m/s	0.82
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 18:27
24:00 ☾	0.11	1006hPa	0.002	-	0%	96%	0%	11%	77%	0.004	21°C	5.3m/s	0.79
01:00 ☾	0.12	1006hPa	0.002	-	0%	93%	0%	12%	79%	0.004	20°C	5.2m/s	0.77
02:00 ☾	0.11	1006hPa	0.002	-	0%	96%	0%	12%	78%	0.005	20°C	5m/s	0.76
03:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	100%	0%	12%	76%	-	20°C	5m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	95%	0%	12%	73%	-	20°C	4.7m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	98%	0%	12%	72%	-	20°C	4.3m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	87%	0%	12%	71%	-	20°C	3.8m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	80%	0%	12%	70%	-	20°C	3.5m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	69%	0%	12%	68%	-	21°C	3.7m/s	-
09:00 ☾	-	1008hPa	-	-	0%	67%	0%	10%	67%	-	21°C	4.1m/s	-
10:00 ☾	-	1008hPa	-	-	0%	58%	0%	8.3%	69%	-	21°C	5.1m/s	-
11:00 ☾	-	1008hPa	-	-	0%	39%	0%	6.3%	72%	-	21°C	6.1m/s	-
12:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	63%	0%	6.4%	74%	-	21°C	6.9m/s	-
13:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	49%	0%	6.6%	75%	-	20°C	7.1m/s	-
14:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	48%	0%	6.7%	74%	-	20°C	6.9m/s	-
15:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	64%	0%	7%	72%	-	21°C	6.6m/s	-
16:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	91%	0%	7.4%	70%	-	21°C	6.6m/s	-
17:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	2%	83%	0%	7.7%	69%	-	20°C	6.2m/s	-
18:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	80%	0%	7.5%	69%	-	20°C	6.1m/s	-
19:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	88%	0%	7.4%	69%	-	20°C	5.9m/s	-
20:00 ☾	-	1007hPa	-	-	0%	89%	0%	7.2%	70%	-	20°C	6.3m/s	-
21:00 ☾	-	1006hPa	-	-	0%	91%	0%	7.4%	71%	-	20°C	6.3m/s	-
22:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	94%	0%	7.5%	71%	-	19°C	6.3m/s	-
23:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	0%	96%	0%	7.7%	72%	-	19°C	6.3m/s	-
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 18:27
24:00 ☾	-	1004hPa	-	-	0%	93%	0%	6.5%	69%	-	19°C	6.1m/s	-
01:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	90%	0%	5.3%	66%	-	19°C	5.8m/s	-
02:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	87%	0%	4.1%	63%	-	19°C	5.5m/s	-
03:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	16%	64%	0%	3.1%	61%	-	20°C	5.5m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	33%	40%	0%	2.2%	59%	-	20°C	5.4m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	49%	17%	0%	1.2%	57%	-	20°C	5.3m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	1004hPa	-	-	33%	13%	0%	1.3%	58%	-	20°C	5m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	16%	9%	0%	1.4%	59%	-	20°C	4.8m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	0%	5%	0%	1.5%	60%	-	20°C	4.5m/s	-
09:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	0%	15%	0%	1.7%	60%	-	20°C	4.5m/s	-
10:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	0%	26%	0%	2%	61%	-	20°C	4.6m/s	-
11:00 ☾	-	1003hPa	-	-	0%	36%	0%	2.2%	61%	-	20°C	4.7m/s	-
12:00 ☾	-	1004hPa	-	-	0%	50%	0%	2.2%	61%	-	20°C	4.9m/s	-
13:00 ☾	-	1004hPa	-	-	0%	63%	0%	2.1%	62%	-	20°C	5.1m/s	-
14:00 ☾	-	1005hPa	-	-	0%	77%	0%	2.1%	62%	-	19°C	5.4m/s	-

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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