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Kualoa Ranch - Fire Sky - Hawaii

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

Kaaawa, 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)

Precipitation Chance 100% failing

Fiery Red Sky Potential 99% failing

Golden Hour 92% failing

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Real-time conditions

Fiery Red Sky Potential

Low Cloud Cover24%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless

Sun Elevation26.5° (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
09:00	✕	0%	99%	23963m
10:00	✕	0%	99%	23719m
11:00	✕	0%	98%	24135m
12:00	✕	0%	99%	7311m
13:00	✕	0%	99%	21720m
14:00	✕	0%	100%	4820m
15:00	✕	0%	99%	24135m
16:00	✕	0%	98%	23839m
17:00	✕	0%	98%	23760m
18:00	✕	43%	97%	15536m
19:00	✕	60%	97%	23603m
20:00	✕	0%	97%	24134m
21:00	✕	0%	78%	24064m
22:00	✕	0%	57%	23595m
23:00	✕	0%	35%	6592m
Sun, Feb 22
24:00	✕	0%	42%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	48%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	54%	24134m
03:00	✕	0%	76%	23715m
04:00	✕	0%	67%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	59%	24135m
06:00	✓	73%	69%	24068m
07:00	✓	77%	80%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	90%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	90%	24134m
10:00	✕	0%	90%	24134m
11:00	✕	0%	90%	24065m
12:00	✕	0%	91%	24135m
13:00	✕	0%	93%	24135m
14:00	✕	0%	95%	24135m
15:00	✕	0%	94%	24135m
16:00	✕	0%	94%	24135m
17:00	✕	0%	94%	7986m
18:00	✕	56%	94%	21488m
19:00	✕	91%	94%	24135m
20:00	✕	0%	94%	24134m
21:00	✕	0%	93%	23578m
22:00	✕	0%	91%	23724m
23:00	✕	0%	90%	23723m
Mon, Feb 23
24:00	✕	0%	92%	12284m
01:00	✕	0%	94%	7678m
02:00	✕	0%	96%	8886m
03:00	✕	0%	90%	10464m
04:00	✕	0%	84%	9467m
05:00	✕	0%	79%	6389m
06:00	✓	65%	79%	7903m
07:00	✓	64%	79%	10511m
08:00	✕	0%	79%	6983m
09:00	✕	0%	63%	9636m
10:00	✕	0%	48%	6469m
11:00	✕	0%	32%	7319m
12:00	✕	0%	32%	8403m
13:00	✕	0%	33%	9131m
14:00	✕	0%	33%	15812m
15:00	✕	0%	35%	22508m
16:00	✕	0%	37%	24135m
17:00	✕	0%	39%	24135m
18:00	✕	45%	41%	24135m
19:00	✕	62%	44%	24135m
20:00	✕	0%	46%	24125m
21:00	✕	0%	44%	20523m
22:00	✕	0%	41%	20366m
23:00	✕	0%	39%	23720m
Tue, Feb 24
24:00	✕	0%	43%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	48%	24134m
02:00	✕	0%	52%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	56%	24134m
04:00	✕	0%	60%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	63%	24135m
06:00	✓	57%	67%	24134m
07:00	✓	58%	71%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	74%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	77%	24134m
10:00	✕	0%	79%	24134m
11:00	✕	0%	82%	24134m
12:00	✕	0%	82%	24134m
13:00	✕	0%	83%	24134m
14:00	✕	0%	83%	24044m
15:00	✕	0%	83%	24074m
16:00	✕	0%	82%	24105m
17:00	✕	0%	82%	24135m
18:00	✕	41%	82%	24135m
19:00	✕	56%	82%	24135m
20:00	✕	0%	83%	24135m
21:00	✕	0%	70%	24135m
22:00	✕	0%	58%	24135m
23:00	✕	0%	45%	24135m
Wed, Feb 25
24:00	✕	0%	43%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	41%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	39%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	39%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	39%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	39%	24135m
06:00	✓	72%	33%	24135m
07:00	✓	73%	28%	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 06:57 Sunset 18:32
09:00 ☾	0.1	1006hPa	0.002	-	0%	24%	0%	49%	78%	0.008	21°C	2m/s	1.2
10:00 ☾	0.1	1007hPa	0.001	-	0%	26%	0%	44%	77%	0.008	22°C	2.1m/s	1.2
11:00 ☾	0.09	1006hPa	0.001	-	0%	29%	0%	39%	76%	0.007	22°C	1.8m/s	1.2
12:00 ☾	0.08	1006hPa	0.001	-	0%	16%	0%	37%	77%	0.007	22°C	2.5m/s	1.2
13:00 ☾	0.08	1005hPa	0.001	-	1%	16%	0%	35%	77%	0.007	22°C	3m/s	1.1
14:00 ☾	0.07	1005hPa	0.001	-	6%	26%	1%	34%	76%	0.006	22°C	2.7m/s	1.2
15:00 ☾	0.05	1004hPa	0.001	-	31%	36%	62%	37%	76%	0.006	22°C	2.6m/s	1.2
16:00 ☾	0.05	1005hPa	0.001	-	59%	20%	87%	41%	76%	0.005	22°C	2.6m/s	1.2
17:00 ☾	0.04	1005hPa	0.001	-	22%	12%	96%	45%	78%	0.005	21°C	2.7m/s	1.2
18:00 ☾	0.04	1006hPa	0.001	-	6%	19%	99%	50%	78%	0.005	21°C	2.3m/s	1.1
19:00 ☾	0.04	1007hPa	0.001	-	20%	28%	55%	56%	79%	0.005	21°C	2.8m/s	1
20:00 ☾	0.05	1007hPa	0.001	-	5%	18%	99%	61%	80%	0.004	21°C	2.8m/s	0.9
21:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	5%	20%	84%	62%	80%	0.004	21°C	2.8m/s	0.92
22:00 ☾	0.04	1009hPa	0	-	3%	6%	9%	64%	81%	0.004	21°C	2.8m/s	0.91
23:00 ☾	0.05	1009hPa	0	-	6%	13%	43%	65%	81%	0.004	21°C	3m/s	0.88
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:56 Sunset 18:32
24:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	46%	41%	27%	66%	82%	0.004	21°C	3.6m/s	0.87
01:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	3%	99%	5%	66%	83%	0.003	21°C	4.1m/s	0.86
02:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	2%	100%	7%	67%	82%	0.003	21°C	5.2m/s	0.84
03:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	32%	100%	36%	72%	82%	0.003	21°C	6.3m/s	0.81
04:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	5%	100%	65%	77%	80%	0.003	21°C	5.8m/s	0.84
05:00 ☾	0.05	1008hPa	0	-	5%	100%	68%	82%	81%	0.003	21°C	6.3m/s	0.83
06:00 ☾	0.07	1008hPa	0	-	2%	79%	5%	84%	80%	0.003	21°C	7.1m/s	0.76
07:00 ☾	0.09	1009hPa	0	-	2%	95%	6%	86%	80%	0.003	21°C	7.1m/s	0.79
08:00 ☾	0.09	1010hPa	0	-	0%	99%	3%	88%	77%	0.003	21°C	7.5m/s	0.79
09:00 ☾	0.1	1010hPa	0.001	-	0%	94%	5%	88%	76%	0.003	22°C	7.6m/s	0.8
10:00 ☾	0.11	1011hPa	0.001	-	0%	72%	5%	88%	77%	0.003	22°C	8.2m/s	0.77
11:00 ☾	0.13	1011hPa	0.001	-	0%	54%	5%	88%	79%	0.003	21°C	8.2m/s	0.73
12:00 ☾	0.13	1010hPa	0.001	-	0%	85%	5%	83%	79%	0.003	21°C	8.4m/s	0.73
13:00 ☾	0.15	1010hPa	0.001	-	0%	100%	5%	78%	76%	0.003	21°C	8.7m/s	0.7
14:00 ☾	0.15	1009hPa	0.001	-	0%	100%	5%	73%	75%	0.003	22°C	8.6m/s	0.69
15:00 ☾	-	1009hPa	-	-	0%	99%	5%	59%	74%	-	22°C	8.8m/s	-
16:00 ☾	-	1009hPa	-	-	0%	72%	82%	46%	74%	-	22°C	8.7m/s	-
17:00 ☾	-	1009hPa	-	-	0%	99%	79%	33%	74%	-	22°C	8.3m/s	-
18:00 ☾	-	1010hPa	-	-	0%	100%	54%	35%	73%	-	22°C	7.7m/s	-
19:00 ☾	-	1010hPa	-	-	0%	99%	44%	38%	74%	-	22°C	7.4m/s	-
20:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	100%	8%	41%	74%	-	22°C	7.3m/s	-
21:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	100%	5%	30%	76%	-	21°C	7.5m/s	-
22:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	99%	0%	18%	77%	-	21°C	7.5m/s	-
23:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	98%	0%	6.7%	76%	-	21°C	6.2m/s	-
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 18:32
24:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	98%	0%	8.2%	75%	-	21°C	5.6m/s	-
01:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	94%	0%	9.7%	74%	-	21°C	6m/s	-
02:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	95%	0%	11%	73%	-	21°C	6.4m/s	-
03:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	100%	0%	9.4%	74%	-	21°C	6.2m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	1010hPa	-	-	0%	99%	0%	7.7%	73%	-	21°C	5.7m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	97%	0%	5.9%	70%	-	21°C	5.6m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	42%	0%	6%	67%	-	21°C	6.5m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	46%	0%	6%	66%	-	21°C	6.4m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	55%	0%	6.1%	64%	-	21°C	6.1m/s	-
09:00 ☾	-	1013hPa	-	-	0%	62%	0%	6.2%	64%	-	22°C	5.7m/s	-
10:00 ☾	-	1013hPa	-	-	0%	56%	0%	6.2%	64%	-	22°C	5.8m/s	-
11:00 ☾	-	1013hPa	-	-	0%	57%	0%	6.3%	69%	-	22°C	6.3m/s	-
12:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	61%	0%	6.6%	70%	-	22°C	6.2m/s	-
13:00 ☾	-	1012hPa	-	-	0%	82%	0%	7%	70%	-	22°C	6.3m/s	-
14:00 ☾	-	1011hPa	-	-	0%	91%	0%	7.3%	70%	-	22°C	6.5m/s	-
15:00 ☾	-	1002hPa	-	-	0%	65%	0%	7.2%	73%	-	20°C	5.4m/s	-
16:00 ☾	-	993hPa	-	-	0%	40%	0%	7%	76%	-	18°C	4.3m/s	-
17:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	0%	15%	0%	6.9%	79%	-	17°C	3.3m/s	-
18:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	0%	16%	0%	6.7%	80%	-	17°C	3.1m/s	-
19:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	0%	18%	0%	6.6%	81%	-	16°C	3m/s	-
20:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	0%	20%	0%	6.4%	82%	-	16°C	2.8m/s	-
21:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	1%	39%	0%	6.8%	80%	-	16°C	3.1m/s	-
22:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	2%	59%	0%	7.1%	78%	-	16°C	3.3m/s	-
23:00 ☾	-	982hPa	-	-	3%	78%	0%	7.5%	77%	-	16°C	3.6m/s	-
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:55 Sunset 18:33
24:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	2%	85%	0%	7.5%	74%	-	16°C	3.2m/s	-
01:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	2%	92%	0%	7.4%	71%	-	17°C	2.8m/s	-
02:00 ☾	-	985hPa	-	-	2%	100%	0%	7.4%	68%	-	17°C	2.4m/s	-
03:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	5%	68%	0%	6.5%	63%	-	18°C	3.2m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	7%	37%	0%	5.5%	59%	-	19°C	4m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	984hPa	-	-	10%	6%	0%	4.6%	54%	-	20°C	4.8m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	983hPa	-	-	12%	4%	0%	4.7%	53%	-	20°C	4.4m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	982hPa	-	-	14%	2%	0%	4.8%	52%	-	21°C	3.9m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	982hPa	-	-	16%	0%	0%	4.9%	52%	-	21°C	3.5m/s	-

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

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