What conditions does Rainbow Chaser look for?

Rainbow Probability: ≥ 60.0%. Visibility: ≥ 8000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 16 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Rainbow Chaser

Na Pali Coast - Rainbow Chaser - Hawaii

Hanalei, Hawaii, United States

Sun breaking through rain — perfect rainbow conditions

Currently

Real-time conditions

Rainbow Probability

Sun Elevation-23.1° (Astronomical night)

Precipitation0.0mm

Rain0.0mm

Showers0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu

Next opportunity

Possible Rainbow

Na Pali Coast

Today · 17:00–18:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

52%

🌈Rainbow Probability70%

Sun Elevation: 30.4° (Daylight)

Precipitation: 0.7mm

Rain: 0.0mm

Showers: 0.2mm

Possible Rainbow at Sunset

Na Pali Coast

Today · 18:00–19:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:70%

Medium

Tentative Chance of Rainbow

Na Pali Coast

Tomorrow · 17:00–18:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:60%

Medium

Possible Rainbow at Sunset

Na Pali Coast

Tomorrow · 18:00–19:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:80%

Medium

Promising Chance of Rainbow

Na Pali Coast

Sun, Jun 21 · 07:00–10:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:61.7-85%

Low

Possible Rainbow

Na Pali Coast

Mon, Jun 22 · 07:00–09:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:70-80%

Low

Possible Rainbow

Na Pali Coast

Tue, Jun 23 · 07:00–09:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:69.9-80%

Low

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What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks Hawaii's world-famous rainbow conditions. We analyze sun position, precipitation patterns, cloud breaks, and visibility to predict when and where rainbows are most likely to appear.

Hawaii sees more rainbows than almost anywhere else on Earth. The combination of consistent trade winds, abundant tropical showers, and reliable sunshine creates the perfect recipe. In Hawaiian culture, rainbows (ānuenue) hold deep spiritual significance—they're even on the state license plate.

What makes Hawaii special for rainbow photography:

Frequency - Trade wind showers and sunshine create multiple daily rainbow opportunities
Dramatic backdrops - Volcanic peaks, waterfalls, and tropical valleys frame the arcs
Double rainbows - Common in Hawaii due to intense tropical light
Accessibility - Rainbows appear frequently in easily-reached locations

Rainbows are most common in the morning and late afternoon when sun angle is optimal. The windward (east/north) sides of islands see more rain and therefore more rainbows. Look for conditions where sun breaks through behind you while rain falls ahead—our forecast helps identify these alignments. The Hana Highway on Maui and Hilo on the Big Island are particularly reliable rainbow zones.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Pacific/Honolulu	Rainbow Probability ≥ 60.0%	Visibility ≥ 8000.0m
Tue, Jun 16
04:00	0%	24134m
05:00	0%	24135m
06:00	0%	24135m
07:00	56%	24134m
08:00	70%	24135m
09:00	41%	24135m
10:00	0%	24134m
11:00	0%	22558m
12:00	0%	19795m
13:00	0%	24060m
14:00	0%	24135m
15:00	0%	24135m
16:00	0%	24134m
17:00	55%	24134m
18:00	55%	24134m
19:00	0%	24134m
20:00	0%	24134m
21:00	0%	24134m
22:00	0%	24134m
23:00	0%	24134m
Wed, Jun 17
24:00	0%	24134m
01:00	0%	24135m
02:00	0%	24135m
03:00	0%	24134m
04:00	0%	24135m
05:00	0%	24134m
06:00	0%	24135m
07:00	31%	24135m
08:00	45%	24135m
09:00	31%	24134m
10:00	0%	24135m
11:00	0%	24135m
12:00	0%	24134m
13:00	0%	24135m
14:00	0%	24092m
15:00	0%	24135m
16:00	0%	20927m
17:00	70%	18127m
18:00	70%	23569m
19:00	0%	17020m
20:00	0%	24135m
21:00	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	24063m
23:00	0%	23945m
Thu, Jun 18
24:00	0%	23838m
01:00	0%	23732m
02:00	0%	24134m
03:00	0%	24104m
04:00	0%	24135m
05:00	0%	24134m
06:00	0%	24135m
07:00	30%	24134m
08:00	45%	24135m
09:00	21%	24135m
10:00	0%	24134m
11:00	0%	24134m
12:00	0%	24135m
13:00	0%	23720m
14:00	0%	21529m
15:00	0%	23496m
16:00	0%	23195m
17:00	60%	24134m
18:00	80%	24134m
19:00	0%	24035m
20:00	0%	24134m
21:00	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	24134m
23:00	0%	24134m
Fri, Jun 19
24:00	0%	24134m
01:00	0%	24135m
02:00	0%	24134m
03:00	0%	24135m
04:00	0%	24135m
05:00	0%	24135m
06:00	0%	24134m
07:00	30%	24135m
08:00	45%	24134m
09:00	41%	24135m
10:00	0%	24135m
11:00	0%	23404m
12:00	0%	24134m
13:00	0%	23537m
14:00	0%	10474m
15:00	0%	12937m
16:00	0%	15399m
17:00	55%	17862m
18:00	55%	17771m
19:00	0%	17681m
20:00	0%	17591m
21:00	0%	17722m
22:00	0%	17854m
23:00	0%	17985m
Sat, Jun 20
24:00	0%	20035m
01:00	0%	22085m
02:00	0%	24135m

How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Rainbow Probability 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	Precipitation Chance %	Rainfall mm	Showers mm	Solar Elevation °	Sunshine Duration seconds	Total Cloud Coverage %	Total Precipitation mm
Wed, Jun 17 Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 19:23
04:00 ☾	73%	0mm	0.01mm	-23°	0seconds	5%	0mm
05:00 ☾	69%	0mm	0.01mm	-12°	0seconds	0%	0mm
06:00	79%	0mm	0.02mm	0.78°	0seconds	0%	0.06mm
07:00	89%	0mm	0.03mm	13°	0seconds	0%	0.06mm
08:00	99%	0mm	0.03mm	26°	0seconds	4%	0.06mm
09:00	99%	0mm	0.04mm	40°	3600seconds	14%	0mm
10:00	100%	0mm	0.06mm	53°	3600seconds	17%	0.06mm
11:00	100%	0mm	0.07mm	67°	3600seconds	21%	0.13mm
12:00	100%	0mm	0.07mm	81°	3600seconds	39%	0.19mm
13:00	100%	0mm	0.04mm	85°	3600seconds	49%	0.19mm
14:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.04mm	71°	3600seconds	54%	0.25mm
15:00 ☾	97%	0.03mm	0.07mm	58°	3600seconds	91%	0.13mm
16:00 ☾	93%	0.08mm	0.15mm	44°	3600seconds	100%	0.31mm
17:00 ☾	90%	0.04mm	0.25mm	30°	3600seconds	100%	0.69mm
18:00 ☾	92%	0.02mm	0.2mm	17°	3600seconds	93%	0.94mm
19:00 ☾	95%	0mm	0.51mm	4.4°	3600seconds	86%	1.3mm
20:00 ☾	98%	0mm	0.05mm	-8.2°	0seconds	62%	1.4mm
21:00 ☾	86%	0mm	0.05mm	-20°	0seconds	23%	0.06mm
22:00 ☾	75%	0mm	0.06mm	-30°	0seconds	20%	0.13mm
23:00 ☾	64%	0mm	0.08mm	-38°	0seconds	13%	0.25mm
Thu, Jun 18 Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 19:23
24:00 ☾	70%	0mm	0.1mm	-43°	0seconds	11%	0.38mm
01:00 ☾	76%	0mm	0.14mm	-44°	0seconds	12%	0.63mm
02:00 ☾	82%	0mm	0mm	-40°	0seconds	6%	0.69mm
03:00 ☾	61%	0mm	0.03mm	-33°	0seconds	1%	0mm
04:00 ☾	41%	0mm	0mm	-23°	0seconds	0%	0mm
05:00 ☾	20%	0mm	0mm	-12°	0seconds	0%	0mm
06:00	35%	0mm	0mm	0.75°	0seconds	0%	0mm
07:00	49%	0mm	0mm	13°	0seconds	0%	0mm
08:00	64%	0mm	0mm	26°	0seconds	0%	0mm
09:00	76%	0mm	0mm	40°	3600seconds	0%	0mm
10:00	88%	0mm	0mm	53°	3600seconds	0%	0mm
11:00	100%	0.01mm	0mm	67°	3600seconds	2%	0mm
12:00	100%	0mm	0.05mm	81°	3600seconds	38%	0mm
13:00	100%	0mm	0.14mm	85°	3600seconds	44%	0.13mm
14:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.2mm	71°	3600seconds	76%	0.31mm
15:00 ☾	87%	0.01mm	0.25mm	58°	3600seconds	91%	0.19mm
16:00 ☾	74%	0.03mm	0.37mm	44°	3600seconds	99%	0.44mm
17:00 ☾	61%	0mm	0.05mm	30°	3600seconds	96%	0.56mm
18:00 ☾	62%	0mm	0.02mm	17°	3600seconds	71%	0.69mm
19:00 ☾	63%	0mm	0.04mm	4.4°	3600seconds	62%	0.69mm
20:00 ☾	64%	0mm	0.03mm	-8.2°	0seconds	69%	0.75mm
21:00 ☾	42%	0mm	0.02mm	-20°	0seconds	46%	0mm
22:00 ☾	21%	0mm	0mm	-30°	0seconds	9%	0.06mm
23:00 ☾	0%	0mm	0mm	-38°	0seconds	3%	0.06mm
Fri, Jun 19 Sunrise 05:54 Sunset 19:24
24:00 ☾	13%	0mm	0mm	-43°	0seconds	2%	0.06mm
01:00 ☾	26%	0mm	0mm	-44°	0seconds	3%	0.06mm
02:00 ☾	39%	0mm	0mm	-40°	0seconds	5%	0.06mm
03:00 ☾	32%	0mm	0mm	-33°	0seconds	5%	0mm
04:00 ☾	26%	0mm	0mm	-23°	0seconds	5%	0mm
05:00 ☾	19%	0mm	0.01mm	-12°	0seconds	5%	0mm
06:00	35%	0mm	0.07mm	0.72°	0seconds	6%	0.06mm
07:00	51%	0mm	0.01mm	13°	0seconds	5%	0.13mm
08:00	67%	0mm	0mm	26°	0seconds	6%	0.13mm
09:00	76%	0mm	0mm	40°	3600seconds	24%	0mm
10:00	86%	0mm	0.01mm	53°	3600seconds	21%	0mm
11:00	95%	0mm	0.33mm	67°	3600seconds	39%	0.06mm
12:00	96%	0mm	0.03mm	81°	3600seconds	43%	0.13mm
13:00	97%	0mm	0.27mm	85°	3600seconds	40%	0.38mm
14:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.66mm	71°	3600seconds	33%	1mm
15:00 ☾	75%	0.003mm	0.44mm	58°	2400seconds	27%	0.69mm
16:00 ☾	52%	0.007mm	0.22mm	44°	1200seconds	20%	0.38mm
17:00 ☾	28%	0.01mm	0mm	31°	0seconds	13%	0.06mm
18:00 ☾	32%	0.007mm	0mm	17°	0seconds	23%	0.06mm
19:00 ☾	35%	0.003mm	0mm	4.5°	0seconds	33%	0.06mm
20:00 ☾	39%	0mm	0mm	-8.1°	0seconds	43%	0.06mm
21:00 ☾	30%	0mm	0mm	-20°	0seconds	34%	0.04mm
22:00 ☾	21%	0mm	0mm	-30°	0seconds	24%	0.02mm
23:00 ☾	12%	0mm	0mm	-38°	0seconds	14%	0mm
Sat, Jun 20 Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 19:24
24:00 ☾	21%	0mm	0mm	-43°	0seconds	11%	0mm
01:00 ☾	30%	0mm	0mm	-44°	0seconds	8%	0mm
02:00 ☾	39%	0mm	0mm	-40°	0seconds	5%	0mm
03:00 ☾	28%	0.02mm	0mm	-33°	1200seconds	5%	0mm

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

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