What conditions does Rainbow Chaser look for?

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

How often do conditions match?

There are 13 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Rule Rainbow Chaser

Princeville - Rainbow Chaser - Hawaii

Princeville, Hawaii, United States

Sun breaking through rain — perfect rainbow conditions

Currently

Real-time conditions

Rainbow Probability

Sun Elevation48.6° (Daylight)

Precipitation0.0mm

Rain0.0mm

Showers0.0mm

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu

Next opportunity

Very Good Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Today · 17:00–18:00 · 1h window

Medium confidence

56%

🌈Rainbow Probability70%

Sun Elevation: 23.3° (Daylight)

Precipitation: 0.3mm

Rain: 0.1mm

Showers: 0.1mm

Very Good Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Tomorrow · 08:00–10:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:70-75%

Low

Good Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Tomorrow · 16:00–18:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:65-67.2%

Low

Good Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Thu, Mar 12 · 09:00–10:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:65%

Medium

Excellent Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Thu, Mar 12 · 16:00–18:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:70-86.5%

Low

Excellent Chance of Rainbow (double)

Princeville

Sat, Mar 14 · 08:00–10:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:95%

Low

Very Good Chance of Rainbow

Princeville

Sat, Mar 14 · 16:00–18:00

🌈Rainbow Probability:70-70.1%

Low

+6 more windows in the next 10 days

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

8matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time Pacific/Honolulu	Rainbow Probability ≥ 60.0%	Visibility ≥ 8000.0m
Mon, Mar 9
15:00	0%	24134m
16:00	39%	24134m
17:00	45%	24135m
18:00	22%	24135m
19:00	0%	24135m
20:00	0%	3984m
21:00	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	24134m
23:00	0%	24135m
Tue, Mar 10
24:00	0%	24135m
01:00	0%	23294m
02:00	0%	23402m
03:00	0%	23894m
04:00	0%	24134m
05:00	0%	24135m
06:00	0%	24134m
07:00	0%	23370m
08:00	0%	24134m
09:00	45%	24135m
10:00	13%	24135m
11:00	0%	24134m
12:00	0%	24134m
13:00	0%	24135m
14:00	0%	24134m
15:00	0%	24134m
16:00	38%	23253m
17:00	70%	21519m
18:00	47%	23230m
19:00	0%	23230m
20:00	0%	23229m
21:00	0%	23230m
22:00	0%	23229m
23:00	0%	23250m
Wed, Mar 11
24:00	0%	23251m
01:00	0%	23251m
02:00	0%	23259m
03:00	0%	23267m
04:00	0%	23307m
05:00	0%	23342m
06:00	0%	23344m
07:00	0%	23375m
08:00	75%	24134m
09:00	70%	23314m
10:00	57%	23227m
11:00	0%	23236m
12:00	0%	15236m
13:00	0%	24135m
14:00	0%	15825m
15:00	0%	16172m
16:00	67%	16341m
17:00	65%	24134m
18:00	42%	24135m
19:00	0%	24134m
20:00	0%	24135m
21:00	0%	24135m
22:00	0%	24135m
23:00	0%	24134m
Thu, Mar 12
24:00	0%	24134m
01:00	0%	24134m
02:00	0%	24134m
03:00	0%	24134m
04:00	0%	24135m
05:00	0%	24134m
06:00	0%	24135m
07:00	0%	24135m
08:00	55%	24134m
09:00	65%	24134m
10:00	10%	24134m
11:00	0%	24134m
12:00	0%	24134m
13:00	0%	24134m
14:00	0%	24135m
15:00	0%	24134m
16:00	86%	17448m
17:00	70%	23677m
18:00	37%	24134m
19:00	0%	7510m
20:00	0%	23635m
21:00	0%	15848m
22:00	0%	8061m
23:00	0%	274m
Fri, Mar 13
24:00	0%	230m
01:00	0%	185m
02:00	0%	141m
03:00	0%	129m
04:00	0%	117m
05:00	0%	105m
06:00	0%	110m
07:00	0%	116m
08:00	0%	121m
09:00	0%	112m
10:00	0%	102m
11:00	0%	93m
12:00	0%	91m
13:00	0%	89m

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
Tue, Mar 10 Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 18:45
15:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.03mm	49°	3600seconds	100%	0mm
16:00 ☾	100%	0.06mm	0.08mm	36°	3600seconds	100%	0.13mm
17:00 ☾	100%	0.13mm	0.15mm	23°	3600seconds	100%	0.31mm
18:00 ☾	100%	0.1mm	0.33mm	9.7°	3600seconds	100%	0.81mm
19:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.48mm	-4.1°	3600seconds	100%	1.3mm
20:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.46mm	-18°	0seconds	100%	1.6mm
21:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.14mm	-32°	0seconds	100%	0.31mm
22:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.18mm	-45°	0seconds	100%	0.5mm
23:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.36mm	-58°	0seconds	100%	0.75mm
Wed, Mar 11 Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 18:45
24:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.31mm	-68°	0seconds	100%	1mm
01:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.38mm	-71°	0seconds	100%	1.3mm
02:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.29mm	-64°	0seconds	100%	1.6mm
03:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.33mm	-53°	0seconds	86%	0.31mm
04:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.29mm	-40°	0seconds	34%	0.63mm
05:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.24mm	-26°	0seconds	18%	1mm
06:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.02mm	-12°	0seconds	100%	1.3mm
07:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.08mm	1.8°	0seconds	35%	1.7mm
08:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.08mm	15°	0seconds	23%	1.9mm
09:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.02mm	29°	3600seconds	16%	0.25mm
10:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.13mm	42°	3600seconds	30%	0.56mm
11:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.3mm	53°	3600seconds	10%	1mm
12:00 ☾	100%	0mm	1.5mm	62°	3600seconds	17%	1.7mm
13:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.25mm	64°	3600seconds	77%	2.2mm
14:00 ☾	100%	0mm	1.1mm	59°	3600seconds	89%	2.9mm
15:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0.74mm	49°	3600seconds	1%	0.81mm
16:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.58mm	37°	3600seconds	3%	1.2mm
17:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.06mm	23°	3600seconds	4%	1.4mm
18:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.04mm	9.8°	3600seconds	5%	1.5mm
19:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.07mm	-4°	3600seconds	5%	1.8mm
20:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0mm	-18°	3600seconds	16%	1.9mm
21:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0mm	-32°	0seconds	30%	0.19mm
22:00 ☾	98%	0mm	0.2mm	-45°	0seconds	100%	0.44mm
23:00 ☾	97%	0mm	0mm	-58°	0seconds	100%	0.56mm
Thu, Mar 12 Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 18:45
24:00 ☾	98%	0mm	0mm	-68°	0seconds	100%	0.69mm
01:00 ☾	98%	0mm	0mm	-71°	0seconds	99%	0.75mm
02:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0mm	-64°	0seconds	100%	0.81mm
03:00 ☾	91%	0mm	0mm	-53°	0seconds	100%	0.06mm
04:00 ☾	83%	0mm	0mm	-40°	0seconds	100%	0.13mm
05:00 ☾	75%	0mm	0mm	-26°	0seconds	100%	0.19mm
06:00 ☾	82%	0mm	0mm	-12°	0seconds	95%	0.19mm
07:00 ☾	89%	0mm	0mm	2°	0seconds	98%	0.19mm
08:00 ☾	96%	0mm	0mm	16°	0seconds	82%	0.19mm
09:00 ☾	95%	0mm	0mm	29°	3600seconds	71%	0mm
10:00 ☾	94%	0mm	0mm	42°	3600seconds	99%	0mm
11:00 ☾	94%	0.04mm	0mm	54°	3600seconds	82%	0mm
12:00 ☾	96%	0mm	0.01mm	62°	3600seconds	49%	0.06mm
13:00 ☾	98%	0mm	0mm	65°	3600seconds	79%	0.19mm
14:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0mm	59°	3600seconds	76%	0.25mm
15:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0mm	49°	3600seconds	7%	0mm
16:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.31mm	37°	3600seconds	48%	0.25mm
17:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.15mm	24°	3600seconds	98%	0.44mm
18:00 ☾	99%	0mm	0.02mm	9.9°	3600seconds	100%	0.56mm
19:00 ☾	100%	1.7mm	0.05mm	-3.9°	3600seconds	100%	1.1mm
20:00 ☾	100%	0mm	0mm	-18°	3600seconds	100%	1.6mm
21:00 ☾	100%	1.3mm	0.17mm	-32°	2400seconds	100%	6.3mm
22:00 ☾	99%	2.7mm	0.34mm	-45°	1200seconds	100%	11mm
23:00 ☾	99%	4mm	0.51mm	-58°	0seconds	100%	16mm
Fri, Mar 13 Sunrise 06:48 Sunset 18:46
24:00 ☾	99%	6.9mm	0.79mm	-67°	0seconds	100%	24mm
01:00 ☾	99%	9.8mm	1.1mm	-70°	0seconds	100%	32mm
02:00 ☾	99%	13mm	1.3mm	-64°	0seconds	100%	40mm
03:00 ☾	99%	11mm	1.3mm	-52°	0seconds	100%	38mm
04:00 ☾	99%	10mm	1.2mm	-39°	0seconds	100%	36mm
05:00 ☾	99%	8.6mm	1.2mm	-26°	0seconds	100%	33mm
06:00 ☾	100%	6.6mm	0.83mm	-12°	0seconds	100%	44mm
07:00 ☾	100%	4.6mm	0.48mm	2.2°	0seconds	100%	54mm
08:00 ☾	100%	2.5mm	0.14mm	16°	0seconds	100%	65mm
09:00 ☾	100%	3.7mm	0.48mm	29°	0seconds	100%	49mm
10:00 ☾	100%	4.8mm	0.82mm	42°	0seconds	100%	34mm
11:00 ☾	100%	6mm	1.2mm	54°	0seconds	100%	18mm
12:00 ☾	100%	4.2mm	0.79mm	63°	0seconds	100%	24mm
13:00 ☾	100%	2.5mm	0.41mm	65°	0seconds	100%	29mm
14:00 ☾	100%	0.7mm	0.04mm	59°	0seconds	100%	34mm

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

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