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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Hana Highway, Hawaii

Paia, Hawaii, United States

The Hana Highway threads through rainforest, sea cliffs, waterfalls, and one-lane bridges, providing layered roadside views of Maui's windward coast.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover1%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover87%
Sun Elevation54.6° (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
Hana Highway
Tomorrow · 05:47–06:00 · 1h window
High confidence
75%
🌇Golden Hour Potential95.1%
Low Cloud Cover: 1%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 20%
Sun Elevation: -14.3° (Astronomical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset
Hana Highway
Tomorrow · 19:00–19:14
🌇Golden Hour Potential:88.4%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Hana Highway
Tue, Aug 11 · 05:48–06:32
🌇Golden Hour Potential:96-97.1%
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Hana Highway
Wed, Aug 12 · 05:49–06:33
🌇Golden Hour Potential:85.8-86.4%
Low
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Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunrise
Hana Highway
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 Hana Highway.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
9
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 90 days
27
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 365 days
55
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 19 of 55 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

July, with 12 of 55 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
2matching 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
15:0020%0%24134m
16:0021%0%24135m
17:0027%0%24134m
18:0090%0%24134m
19:0090%0%24134m
20:0023%0%24135m
21:0026%8%24134m
22:0026%16%24135m
23:0026%24%24135m
Thu, Aug 6
24:0025%32%24134m
01:0023%40%24135m
02:0023%48%24135m
03:0024%62%24135m
04:0025%47%20701m
05:0061%33%24135m
06:0058%49%24134m
07:0017%66%19936m
08:0020%82%20890m
09:0020%65%24135m
10:0017%35%24135m
11:0026%4.8%24134m
12:0020%16%24135m
13:0017%28%24135m
14:0016%39%24135m
15:0018%26%24134m
16:0021%13%24134m
17:0024%0.44%24134m
18:0068%0.29%24134m
19:0062%0.15%24134m
20:0023%0%24134m
21:0026%0%24135m
22:0026%0%24135m
23:0026%0.001%24134m
Fri, Aug 7
24:0026%0%24135m
01:0026%0%24135m
02:0026%0%24135m
03:0025%0%24135m
04:0026%0%24135m
05:0095%0%24135m
06:0073%19%24135m
07:0027%37%24135m
08:0027%56%24134m
09:0027%50%24135m
10:0026%45%24134m
11:0028%39%24135m
12:0029%53%24135m
13:0026%68%24135m
14:0018%82%24135m
15:0018%55%24135m
16:0017%27%18432m
17:009.6%0%24135m
18:0072%0%20500m
19:0088%0%24135m
20:0024%0%24134m
21:0023%0%24135m
22:0026%0%24135m
23:0023%0%24134m
Sat, Aug 8
24:0026%0%24135m
01:0026%0%24135m
02:0026%0%18538m
03:0024%0%24135m
04:0020%0%24134m
05:0068%0%24135m
06:0058%0%24134m
07:0023%0%24134m
08:0027%0%24134m
09:0027%0%24134m
10:0026%0%24134m
11:0027%0%24135m
12:0027%0%24135m
13:0029%0%24135m
14:0029%0%24134m
15:0024%0%24135m
16:0023%0%24134m
17:0023%0%24134m
18:0058%13%24134m
19:0053%26%24135m
20:0018%39%20393m
21:000%39%20929m
22:000%39%21466m
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 06:02 Sunset 19:00
15:00
- 87% 1% 0% 77% 55° 87% 7.8m/s
16:00
- 100% 3% 0% 77% 41° 100% 7.1m/s
17:00
- 100% 3% 0% 78% 27° 100% 6.5m/s
18:00
- 100% 6% 0% 78% 13° 100% 6.2m/s
19:00
- 100% 6% 0% 79% -0.11° 100% 7.1m/s
20:00
- 40% 4% 0% 79% -14° 40% 7.6m/s
21:00
- 48% 2% 0% 79% -26° 48% 7.3m/s
22:00
- 100% 2% 0% 78% -37° 100% 7.6m/s
23:00
- 100% 4% 0% 78% -47° 100% 7.3m/s
Fri, Aug 7 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 19:00
24:00
- 100% 2% 0% 78% -52° 100% 7.4m/s
01:00
- 100% 2% 0% 77% -52° 100% 7m/s
02:00
- 100% 1% 0% 77% -47° 100% 7.2m/s
03:00
- 64% 1% 0% 76% -38° 64% 6.8m/s
04:00
- 70% 1% 0% 76% -27° 70% 7.1m/s
05:00
- 20% 1% 0% 75% -14° 21% 7.7m/s
06:00
- 70% 1% 0% 74% -0.99° 70% 8m/s
07:00
- 87% 1% 0% 74% 12° 87% 8.1m/s
08:00
- 94% 0% 0% 73% 26° 94% 7.6m/s
09:00
- 100% 2% 0% 76% 40° 100% 7.9m/s
10:00
- 61% 2% 0% 76% 54° 61% 8.2m/s
11:00
- 9% 2% 0% 76% 68° 9% 8.8m/s
12:00
- 72% 2% 0% 78% 81° 72% 9.7m/s
13:00
- 31% 2% 0% 79% 82° 31% 9.7m/s
14:00
- 2% 10% 0% 80% 68° 10% 9.9m/s
15:00
- 1% 10% 0% 82% 55° 10% 10m/s
16:00
- 2% 14% 0% 84% 41° 14% 9.3m/s
17:00
- 0% 10% 0% 84% 27° 10% 9.3m/s
18:00
- 0% 6% 0% 85% 13° 7% 9.7m/s
19:00
- 19% 8% 0% 84% -0.34° 25% 9.4m/s
20:00
- 70% 7% 0% 83% -14° 71% 9.5m/s
21:00
- 35% 7% 0% 82% -26° 40% 9.2m/s
22:00
- 5% 2% 0% 80% -38° 6% 8.9m/s
23:00
- 5% 2% 0% 81% -47° 6% 8.8m/s
Sat, Aug 8 Sunrise 06:02 Sunset 18:59
24:00
- 5% 8% 0% 83% -52° 10% 9m/s
01:00
- 82% 8% 0% 83% -52° 82% 8.3m/s
02:00
- 98% 6% 0% 84% -47° 98% 8.7m/s
03:00
- 100% 1% 0% 81% -38° 100% 8.6m/s
04:00
- 100% 0% 0% 78% -27° 100% 7.9m/s
05:00
- 77% 3% 0% 77% -14° 77% 7m/s
06:00
- 97% 13% 0% 82% -1.1° 97% 7.7m/s
07:00
- 100% 4% 0% 83% 12° 100% 8.1m/s
08:00
- 100% 0% 0% 79% 26° 100% 8.4m/s
09:00
- 100% 0% 0% 77% 40° 100% 7.9m/s
10:00
- 100% 0% 0% 77% 54° 100% 8.8m/s
11:00
- 100% 0% 0% 76% 68° 100% 8.9m/s
12:00
- 100% 0% 0% 75% 81° 100% 8.1m/s
13:00
- 100% 0% 0% 76% 82° 100% 8.5m/s
14:00
- 100% 4% 0% 77% 68° 100% 8.9m/s
15:00
- 100% 3% 0% 78% 54° 100% 9.2m/s
16:00
- 100% 5% 0% 79% 40° 100% 9.1m/s
17:00
- 100% 7% 0% 81% 26° 100% 9.3m/s
18:00
- 100% 13% 0% 82% 13° 100% 9m/s
19:00
- 100% 17% 0% 84% -0.54° 100% 8.9m/s
20:00
- 100% 22% 0% 83% -14° 100% 9m/s
21:00
- 98% 43% 0% 84% -27° 98% 9.1m/s
22:00
- 97% 65% 0% 85% -38° 97% 9.2m/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% -15° 100% 9.6m/s
06:00
- 100% 46% 0% 85% -1.2° 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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