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Painted Sky Forecast for Wailea, Hawaii

Kīhei, Hawaii, United States

Wailea's lava-rock points divide sandy coves along South Maui, framing palms, offshore islets, and the neighboring island of Kahoʻolawe.

1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover21%
Mid Cloud Cover20%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation53.6°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Wailea
Sun, Oct 25 · 17:24–18:00 · 1h window
Low confidence
48%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential85.8%
Low Cloud Cover: 30%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 21%
Sun Elevation: 11.5° (Daylight)

71-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in Pacific/Honolulu.

Requirements breakdown is temporarily unavailable or expired. This does not mean no opportunities.

Supporting forecast inputs

Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.

Forecast time (Pacific/Honolulu)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 22, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Unavailable0%21%20%54°30%8860m
Unavailable0%14%36%58°37%8900m
Unavailable0%3%53%56°53%8620m
Unavailable0%2%41%48°41%8060m
Unavailable0%13%50%37°52%8880m
Unavailable0%5%46%25°47%11740m
Unavailable0%6%23%12°28%47480m
NightUnavailable3%5%15%-1.5°21%43020m
NightUnavailable0%30%9%-16°37%42980m
NightUnavailable0%34%5%-30°36%42880m
NightUnavailable2%30%9%-44°36%42800m
NightUnavailable2%52%77%-57°83%37280m
NightUnavailable25%57%95%-71°97%10640m
Fri, Oct 23, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable4%57%99%-80°99%42720m
NightUnavailable0%45%100%-75°100%42760m
NightUnavailable23%87%100%-62°100%40920m
NightUnavailable10%42%51%-48°61%42860m
NightUnavailable63%27%23%-34°79%34520m
NightUnavailable88%34%5%-20°92%360m
NightUnavailable46%40%2%-6.3°68%240m
Unavailable45%42%1%7.4°68%260m
Unavailable3%6%0%21°9%2100m
Unavailable16%18%0%33°32%7380m
Unavailable64%22%1%45°72%47080m
Unavailable82%20%13%53°88%24640m
Unavailable73%14%22%58°80%10480m
Unavailable80%7%19%55°84%7520m
Unavailable83%32%52%48°95%47380m
Unavailable77%37%62%37°93%13240m
Unavailable94%30%57%25°98%21380m
Unavailable94%14%51%12°98%18460m
NightUnavailable69%5%67%-1.7°91%42840m
NightUnavailable92%5%74%-16°98%42740m
NightUnavailable95%7%91%-30°99%42620m
NightUnavailable91%9%94%-44°99%42580m
NightUnavailable77%28%100%-58°100%1120m
NightUnavailable92%31%92%-71°99%1260m
Sat, Oct 24, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable88%14%91%-81°99%2320m
NightUnavailable43%14%63%-75°80%37240m
NightUnavailable59%27%39%-62°80%37040m
NightUnavailable61%42%27%-48°80%23600m
NightUnavailable94%46%14%-34°97%29800m
NightUnavailable93%56%5%-20°97%540m
NightUnavailable95%52%0%-6.4°98%380m
Unavailable98%34%0%7.3°98%1640m
Unavailable98%19%0%20°98%40120m
Unavailable95%26%0%33°97%25220m
Unavailable95%36%0%44°97%46960m
Unavailable100%43%5%53°100%28820m
Unavailable99%42%7%57°100%47160m
Unavailable100%63%8%55°100%47240m
Unavailable99%51%11%47°100%36740m
Unavailable94%38%5%37°96%47360m
Unavailable97%16%13%25°98%47320m
Unavailable100%9%17%12°100%47300m
NightUnavailable100%13%19%-1.8°100%31840m
NightUnavailable100%13%17%-16°100%30760m
NightUnavailable100%4%33%-30°100%39780m
NightUnavailable91%4%14%-44°92%42700m
NightUnavailable98%0%5%-58°98%42720m
NightUnavailable99%5%7%-71°99%42080m
Sun, Oct 25, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable99%3%3%-81°99%41600m
NightUnavailable96%8%2%-75°96%42780m
NightUnavailable84%18%1%-62°87%34180m
NightUnavailable9%26%0%-48°33%31200m
NightUnavailable0%17%0%-34°17%33140m
NightUnavailable0%18%0%-20°18%33880m
NightUnavailable0%34%0%-6.5°34%33800m
Unavailable0%47%0%7.2°47%11200m
Unavailable0%28%0%20°28%35460m
Unavailable0%20%0%33°20%42600m
Unavailable0%38%0%44°38%42580m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Hawaii. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Wailea.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 85% average confidence
Last 90 days
1
recorded matching window · 85% average confidence
Last 365 days
4
recorded matching windows · 77% average confidence

Only 4 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.

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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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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