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Waipio Valley - Fire Sky - Hawaii

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

Honokaa, 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)

Fiery Red Sky Potential 100% failing

Precipitation Chance 100% failing

Golden Hour 92% failing

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Real-time conditions

Fiery Red Sky Potential

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

Aerosol Optical Depth0.1dimensionless

Sun Elevation43.5° (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
15:00	✕	0%	97%	2304m
16:00	✕	0%	94%	23150m
17:00	✕	0%	91%	19566m
18:00	✕	37%	92%	2384m
19:00	✕	28%	93%	2027m
20:00	✕	0%	93%	23926m
21:00	✕	0%	72%	22915m
22:00	✕	0%	44%	22916m
23:00	✕	0%	17%	24135m
Sun, Feb 22
24:00	✕	0%	24%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	32%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	39%	24134m
03:00	✕	0%	77%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	72%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	67%	24135m
06:00	✓	77%	78%	24135m
07:00	✓	77%	89%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	100%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	100%	14960m
10:00	✕	0%	99%	12992m
11:00	✕	0%	99%	23331m
12:00	✕	0%	99%	20071m
13:00	✕	0%	100%	20189m
14:00	✕	0%	100%	20271m
15:00	✕	0%	95%	20389m
16:00	✕	0%	90%	24135m
17:00	✕	0%	85%	20090m
18:00	✕	50%	87%	20412m
19:00	✕	48%	89%	23866m
20:00	✕	0%	92%	24135m
21:00	✕	0%	88%	24134m
22:00	✕	0%	85%	24100m
23:00	✕	0%	82%	24119m
Mon, Feb 23
24:00	✕	0%	85%	24099m
01:00	✕	0%	88%	24067m
02:00	✕	0%	92%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	85%	24134m
04:00	✕	0%	78%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	72%	24135m
06:00	✓	72%	78%	24135m
07:00	✓	74%	84%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	90%	24134m
09:00	✕	0%	90%	24135m
10:00	✕	0%	90%	24134m
11:00	✕	0%	90%	23691m
12:00	✕	0%	91%	1466m
13:00	✕	0%	92%	790m
14:00	✕	0%	92%	458m
15:00	✕	0%	90%	395m
16:00	✕	0%	87%	140m
17:00	✕	0%	84%	95m
18:00	✕	31%	86%	259m
19:00	✕	37%	88%	1915m
20:00	✕	0%	90%	813m
21:00	✕	0%	84%	22593m
22:00	✕	0%	78%	2049m
23:00	✕	0%	72%	4518m
Tue, Feb 24
24:00	✕	0%	76%	7210m
01:00	✕	0%	80%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	84%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	77%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	71%	24135m
05:00	✕	0%	64%	7144m
06:00	✓	71%	68%	24044m
07:00	✓	71%	72%	24134m
08:00	✕	0%	76%	9033m
09:00	✕	0%	68%	1841m
10:00	✕	0%	60%	940m
11:00	✕	0%	52%	586m
12:00	✕	0%	57%	437m
13:00	✕	0%	62%	383m
14:00	✕	0%	67%	862m
15:00	✕	0%	69%	82m
16:00	✕	0%	70%	249m
17:00	✕	0%	72%	598m
18:00	✕	22%	76%	75m
19:00	✕	23%	80%	734m
20:00	✕	0%	85%	2427m
21:00	✕	0%	79%	9629m
22:00	✕	0%	74%	16830m
23:00	✕	0%	68%	24032m
Wed, Feb 25
24:00	✕	0%	70%	21754m
01:00	✕	0%	72%	19475m
02:00	✕	0%	74%	17196m
03:00	✕	0%	65%	19509m
04:00	✕	0%	56%	21822m
05:00	✕	0%	47%	24135m
06:00	✓	67%	51%	24135m
07:00	✓	67%	56%	24135m
08:00	✕	0%	60%	24135m
09:00	✕	0%	49%	24135m
10:00	✕	0%	37%	24135m
11:00	✕	0%	26%	24135m
12:00	✕	0%	30%	23728m
13:00	✕	0%	35%	23320m

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 06:46 Sunset 18:24
15:00 ☾	0.07	874hPa	0.002	-	0%	0%	0%	53%	68%	0.007	18°C	5.2m/s	1.3
16:00 ☾	0.07	874hPa	0.001	-	0%	1%	0%	52%	67%	0.007	17°C	4.4m/s	1.3
17:00 ☾	0.07	874hPa	0.001	-	0%	1%	0%	52%	68%	0.007	17°C	3.8m/s	1.2
18:00 ☾	0.07	875hPa	0.001	-	0%	4%	0%	45%	77%	0.006	16°C	3.3m/s	1.2
19:00 ☾	0.06	875hPa	0.001	-	0%	12%	0%	39%	87%	0.006	14°C	3.1m/s	1.2
20:00 ☾	0.05	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	12%	0%	33%	87%	0.005	14°C	3.7m/s	1.3
21:00 ☾	0.05	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	11%	0%	32%	89%	0.005	14°C	3.9m/s	1.3
22:00 ☾	0.04	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	7%	0%	31%	88%	0.005	13°C	3.4m/s	1.3
23:00 ☾	0.04	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	18%	0%	30%	85%	0.005	13°C	3m/s	1.3
Mon, Feb 23 Sunrise 06:46 Sunset 18:24
24:00 ☾	0.04	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	22%	0%	28%	85%	0.005	13°C	3.2m/s	1.3
01:00 ☾	0.05	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	15%	30%	25%	82%	0.005	13°C	2.5m/s	1.2
02:00 ☾	0.05	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	20%	30%	23%	77%	0.005	13°C	2.7m/s	1.2
03:00 ☾	0.04	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	14%	10%	24%	73%	0.005	13°C	2.9m/s	1.2
04:00 ☾	0.04	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	9%	1%	24%	72%	0.005	12°C	2.7m/s	1.2
05:00 ☾	0.05	876hPa	0.001	-	0%	10%	0%	25%	72%	0.006	12°C	2.8m/s	1.2
06:00 ☾	0.05	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	6%	0%	35%	71%	0.006	12°C	2.1m/s	1.2
07:00 ☾	0.05	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	9%	0%	44%	67%	0.006	12°C	2.1m/s	1.1
08:00 ☾	0.05	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	14%	0%	53%	62%	0.006	14°C	1.4m/s	1.1
09:00 ☾	0.05	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	13%	0%	53%	55%	0.007	15°C	2.1m/s	1.1
10:00 ☾	0.05	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	19%	0%	52%	56%	0.007	16°C	2.8m/s	1.1
11:00 ☾	0.06	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	23%	0%	52%	59%	0.007	17°C	3.3m/s	0.98
12:00 ☾	0.07	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	23%	0%	56%	65%	0.007	16°C	3.3m/s	0.96
13:00 ☾	0.08	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	27%	1%	60%	71%	0.008	16°C	3.4m/s	0.92
14:00 ☾	0.07	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	32%	2%	64%	76%	0.008	16°C	3.4m/s	0.96
15:00 ☾	0.07	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	76%	3%	65%	83%	0.007	15°C	3.1m/s	0.94
16:00 ☾	0.07	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	76%	4%	65%	88%	0.007	14°C	2.6m/s	0.94
17:00 ☾	0.07	877hPa	0.001	-	0%	82%	4%	66%	91%	0.007	14°C	2.4m/s	0.86
18:00 ☾	0.06	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	88%	5%	64%	94%	0.006	13°C	2.3m/s	0.89
19:00 ☾	0.05	878hPa	0.001	-	0%	51%	4%	63%	91%	0.005	13°C	0.92m/s	0.95
20:00 ☾	0.05	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	27%	35%	61%	91%	0.004	13°C	0.64m/s	0.9
21:00 ☾	0.06	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	42%	28%	63%	85%	0.003	13°C	0.41m/s	0.84
22:00 ☾	0.06	879hPa	0	-	0%	21%	3%	66%	80%	0.003	13°C	0.22m/s	0.8
23:00 ☾	0.05	879hPa	0	-	0%	25%	2%	68%	80%	0.003	13°C	0.81m/s	0.84
Tue, Feb 24 Sunrise 06:45 Sunset 18:24
24:00 ☾	0.05	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	26%	1%	72%	81%	0.003	12°C	0.92m/s	0.91
01:00 ☾	0.05	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	6%	1%	76%	78%	0.003	12°C	1.8m/s	0.89
02:00 ☾	0.06	879hPa	0.001	-	0%	8%	1%	79%	80%	0.003	12°C	2.2m/s	0.86
03:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	4%	1%	78%	80%	-	12°C	2m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	11%	0%	78%	80%	-	12°C	1.9m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	22%	0%	77%	79%	-	11°C	1.2m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	25%	0%	65%	77%	-	11°C	0.72m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	26%	0%	54%	78%	-	11°C	0.37m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	26%	0%	43%	77%	-	13°C	0.71m/s	-
09:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	30%	0%	38%	80%	-	14°C	2.1m/s	-
10:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	33%	0%	32%	82%	-	14°C	2.5m/s	-
11:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	51%	0%	27%	82%	-	15°C	3.1m/s	-
12:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	92%	0%	27%	86%	-	15°C	3.2m/s	-
13:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	95%	0%	27%	90%	-	14°C	3m/s	-
14:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	98%	0%	27%	91%	-	14°C	2.8m/s	-
15:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	76%	0%	27%	92%	-	14°C	2.6m/s	-
16:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	88%	0%	27%	90%	-	13°C	2m/s	-
17:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	79%	0%	28%	89%	-	13°C	2.4m/s	-
18:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	81%	0%	22%	95%	-	13°C	2.3m/s	-
19:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	95%	0%	17%	95%	-	12°C	1.2m/s	-
20:00 ☾	-	880hPa	-	-	0%	36%	0%	12%	81%	-	13°C	1.9m/s	-
21:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	33%	0%	11%	82%	-	12°C	1.7m/s	-
22:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	30%	0%	9.6%	82%	-	11°C	1.4m/s	-
23:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	27%	0%	8.5%	82%	-	9.7°C	1.1m/s	-
Wed, Feb 25 Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 18:24
24:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	0%	26%	0%	10%	81%	-	10°C	1.1m/s	-
01:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	25%	0%	12%	80%	-	11°C	1.1m/s	-
02:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	25%	0%	14%	78%	-	11°C	1m/s	-
03:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	1%	25%	0%	12%	76%	-	12°C	1.6m/s	-
04:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	3%	25%	0%	11%	73%	-	13°C	2.2m/s	-
05:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	4%	26%	0%	9.3%	71%	-	14°C	2.8m/s	-
06:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	3%	26%	0%	7.6%	69%	-	15°C	3m/s	-
07:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	1%	26%	0%	5.8%	67%	-	15°C	3.2m/s	-
08:00 ☾	-	877hPa	-	-	0%	26%	0%	4.1%	65%	-	16°C	3.4m/s	-
09:00 ☾	-	877hPa	-	-	2%	24%	1%	3.8%	67%	-	15°C	2.9m/s	-
10:00 ☾	-	877hPa	-	-	3%	23%	2%	3.5%	69%	-	15°C	2.3m/s	-
11:00 ☾	-	877hPa	-	-	5%	21%	3%	3.2%	71%	-	14°C	1.8m/s	-
12:00 ☾	-	878hPa	-	-	3%	19%	2%	3.6%	74%	-	13°C	1.5m/s	-
13:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	2%	16%	1%	4.1%	77%	-	12°C	1.2m/s	-
14:00 ☾	-	879hPa	-	-	0%	13%	0%	4.5%	80%	-	12°C	0.97m/s	-

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

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