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Fire Sky Forecast for Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii

Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States

Kualoa's sharp Koʻolau ridges rise behind pasture and tropical vegetation, creating deep layers between the mountain walls and Kāneʻohe Bay.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover94%
Mid Cloud Cover2%
High Cloud Cover94%
Aerosol Optical Depth0.2
Sun Elevation-29.0° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

Most common blockers (95-hour forecast)

  • Fiery Red Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance67% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Fire Sky conditions across Hawaii. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Kualoa Ranch.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
4
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence
Last 90 days
8
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Last 365 days
10
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

06:00 local time, shared by 10 of 10 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 4 of 10 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
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Pacific/Honolulu
Golden Hour
Any
Fiery Red Sky Potential
≥ 65.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 15.0%
Visibility
≥ 8000.0m
Mon, Aug 17
04:0029%81%22913m
05:0022%76%23525m
06:0033%78%15230m
07:0026%80%14741m
08:0025%82%14125m
09:0018%63%22766m
10:0023%32%22901m
11:0021%0%16927m
12:0018%0%23522m
13:0015%0%23495m
14:0013%0%23891m
15:0018%26%24135m
16:0022%14%24134m
17:0023%0.91%24134m
18:0028%0.61%24135m
19:0047%0.3%24135m
20:0023%0%24135m
21:0012%0%24134m
22:0014%0%24135m
23:0012%0%24135m
Tue, Aug 18
24:0014%13%24135m
01:0022%26%24134m
02:0013%39%24135m
03:0023%26%24135m
04:0015%14%23577m
05:0025%0.91%23219m
06:0031%0.61%23308m
07:0028%0.3%24134m
08:0034%0%24135m
09:0019%0%24135m
10:0032%0%24134m
11:0029%0%24134m
12:0029%0%24135m
13:0029%0%24135m
14:0030%0%24134m
15:0031%0%24134m
16:0029%0%24135m
17:0031%0%24134m
18:0029%13%24134m
19:0057%26%24134m
20:0029%39%24135m
21:0031%39%24135m
22:0031%39%24134m
23:0033%39%24134m
Wed, Aug 19
24:0033%39%24135m
01:0032%39%24134m
02:0032%39%21372m
03:0029%26%22075m
04:0028%13%23531m
05:0029%0%24135m
06:0058%0%24135m
07:0030%0%24134m
08:0027%0%24134m
09:0022%0%24134m
10:0029%0%24134m
11:0029%0%24134m
12:0030%13%24135m
13:0031%26%24134m
14:0029%39%24135m
15:0031%39%24134m
16:0031%39%24134m
17:0030%39%24134m
18:0030%53%24134m
19:0048%67%24135m
20:0030%82%24134m
21:0030%67%24134m
22:0032%53%24134m
23:0033%39%24134m
Thu, Aug 20
24:0022%45%24135m
01:0010%50%24135m
02:0016%56%24135m
03:0011%47%24134m
04:009.7%38%24134m
05:0020%29%24135m
06:0025%38%24134m
07:007.1%47%24135m
08:0011%56%24134m
09:0022%56%24134m
10:0015%56%24135m
11:0020%56%24135m
12:0029%64%24108m
13:0028%73%24082m
14:0020%82%24055m
15:000%67%24082m
16:000%53%24108m
17:000%39%24135m
18:000%47%17970m
19:0017%56%11804m
20:000%64%5639m
21:000%50%11804m
22:000%36%17970m
23:000%22%24135m
Fri, Aug 21
24:000%28%24135m
01:000%33%24135m
02:000%39%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)
Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)
%
Cloud Cover Uncertainty (Ensemble)
%
Dust AOD (550nm)
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
RH @ 700 hPa
%
Smoke AOD (550nm)
Solar Elevation
°
Sunshine Duration
seconds
Tue, Aug 18 Sunrise 06:10 Sunset 18:59
04:00
0.16 9% 26% 0 - 94% 94% 2% 29% 0.005 -29° 0seconds
05:00
0.16 7% 25% 0 - 100% 94% 0% 29% 0.004 -16° 0seconds
06:00
0.16 5% 23% 0 - 100% 94% 0% 30% 0.004 -3.1° 0seconds
07:00
0.16 4% 20% 0 - 99% 59% 0% 30% 0.004 10° 0seconds
08:00
0.15 2% 18% 0 - 100% 38% 0% 31% 0.004 24° 0seconds
09:00
0.14 5% 21% 0 - 97% 9% 0% 31% 0.004 38° 3600seconds
10:00
0.14 7% 25% 0 - 16% 0% 0% 32% 0.004 52° 3600seconds
11:00
0.13 10% 28% 0 - 76% 0% 0% 32% 0.004 66° 3600seconds
12:00
0.13 9% 27% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 33% 0.004 78° 3600seconds
13:00
0.13 7% 25% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 34% 0.004 79° 3600seconds
14:00
0.13 6% 24% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 34% 0.004 68° 3600seconds
15:00
0.14 5% 22% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 35% 0.004 54° 3600seconds
16:00
0.14 3% 21% 0 - 86% 0% 0% 36% 0.004 41° 3600seconds
17:00
0.13 2% 19% 0 - 100% 1% 0% 37% 0.004 27° 3600seconds
18:00
0.13 2% 18% 0 - 100% 4% 0% 38% 0.004 13° 3600seconds
19:00
0.13 1% 18% 0 - 100% 11% 0% 39% 0.003 -0.65° 3600seconds
20:00
0.13 1% 17% 0 - 98% 10% 0% 40% 0.004 -14° 3600seconds
21:00
0.13 2% 19% 0 - 97% 15% 0% 40% 0.004 -27° 0seconds
22:00
0.13 3% 20% 0 - 100% 14% 0% 41% 0.004 -39° 0seconds
23:00
0.13 4% 22% 0 - 100% 10% 0% 41% 0.004 -49° 0seconds
Wed, Aug 19 Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:58
24:00
0.13 3% 20% 0 - 100% 6% 0% 41% 0.004 -55° 0seconds
01:00
0.13 2% 18% 0 - 33% 46% 0% 41% 0.004 -55° 0seconds
02:00
0.13 1% 16% 0 - 23% 89% 0% 41% 0.004 -50° 0seconds
03:00
0.13 1% 16% 0 - 88% 66% 0% 41% 0.004 -41° 0seconds
04:00
0.13 1% 16% 0 - 54% 30% 0% 42% 0.004 -29° 0seconds
05:00
0.13 1% 16% 0 - 94% 34% 0% 42% 0.004 -17° 0seconds
06:00
0.14 1% 16% 0 - 99% 40% 0% 42% 0.004 -3.2° 0seconds
07:00
0.13 1% 15% 0 - 100% 48% 0% 42% 0.004 10° 0seconds
08:00
0.13 1% 15% 0 - 100% 32% 0% 42% 0.004 24° 0seconds
09:00
0.14 2% 17% 0 - 100% 24% 0% 42% 0.004 38° 3600seconds
10:00
0.14 3% 19% 0 - 100% 24% 0% 41% 0.004 52° 3600seconds
11:00
0.13 4% 21% 0 - 100% 25% 0% 41% 0.004 66° 3600seconds
12:00
0.13 4% 20% 0 - 100% 17% 0% 40% 0.004 78° 3600seconds
13:00
0.13 3% 20% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 39% 0.005 79° 3600seconds
14:00
0.13 3% 19% 0 - 100% 0% 0% 38% 0.005 68° 3600seconds
15:00
- 4% 20% - - 100% 0% 0% 37% - 54° 3600seconds
16:00
- 5% 22% - - 100% 6% 0% 36% - 40° 3600seconds
17:00
- 6% 23% - - 100% 13% 0% 36% - 26° 3600seconds
18:00
- 5% 21% - - 100% 22% 0% 36% - 13° 3600seconds
19:00
- 3% 19% - - 100% 21% 0% 36% - -0.87° 3600seconds
20:00
- 2% 17% - - 100% 24% 0% 36% - -14° 3600seconds
21:00
- 4% 20% - - 100% 22% 0% 36% - -27° 0seconds
22:00
- 6% 22% - - 100% 25% 0% 37% - -39° 0seconds
23:00
- 8% 25% - - 72% 23% 0% 37% - -49° 0seconds
Thu, Aug 20 Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:57
24:00
- 9% 25% - - 41% 11% 0% 36% - -55° 0seconds
01:00
- 9% 26% - - 97% 13% 0% 36% - -56° 0seconds
02:00
- 10% 26% - - 35% 24% 0% 35% - -50° 0seconds
03:00
- 16% 29% - - 22% 24% 0% 34% - -41° 0seconds
04:00
- 23% 32% - - 12% 17% 0% 34% - -29° 0seconds
05:00
- 29% 35% - - 26% 5% 0% 33% - -17° 0seconds
06:00
- 27% 34% - - 5% 2% 0% 32% - -3.3° 0seconds
07:00
- 26% 32% - - 0% 2% 0% 31% - 10° 0seconds
08:00
- 24% 31% - - 0% 2% 0% 30% - 24° 0seconds
09:00
- 25% 30% - - 3% 16% 0% 29% - 38° 1200seconds
10:00
- 27% 30% - - 6% 30% 0% 28% - 52° 2400seconds
11:00
- 28% 29% - - 9% 43% 0% 28% - 66° 3600seconds
12:00
- 25% 28% - - 12% 33% 0% 28% - 78° 3600seconds
13:00
- 23% 28% - - 15% 22% 0% 28% - 79° 3600seconds
14:00
- 20% 27% - - 18% 11% 0% 28% - 68° 3600seconds
15:00
- 15% 26% - - 13% 13% 0% 28% - 54° 2400seconds
16:00
- 11% 24% - - 9% 14% 0% 28% - 40° 1200seconds
17:00
- 6% 23% - - 5% 16% 0% 28% - 26° 0seconds
18:00
- 6% 22% - - 32% 20% 0% 29% - 12° 0seconds
19:00
- 5% 22% - - 58% 24% 0% 29% - -1.1° 0seconds
20:00
- 5% 21% - - 85% 29% 0% 30% - -15° 0seconds
21:00
- 12% 25% - - 89% 29% 0% 30% - -28° 0seconds
22:00
- 18% 28% - - 92% 28% 0% 30% - -39° 0seconds
23:00
- 25% 32% - - 95% 28% 0% 30% - -49° 0seconds
Fri, Aug 21 Sunrise 06:11 Sunset 18:56
24:00
- 25% 31% - - 91% 21% 0% 30% - -55° 0seconds
01:00
- 24% 29% - - 86% 13% 0% 30% - -56° 0seconds
02:00
- 24% 28% - - 81% 5% 0% 30% - -50° 0seconds
03:00
- 28% 28% - - 87% 4% 0% 30% - -41° 1200seconds
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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