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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for Waipio Valley, Hawaii

Honokaa, Hawaii, United States

Waipiʻo Lookout surveys a broad valley enclosed by sheer green walls, with taro fields, waterfalls, and a black-sand shoreline far below.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover60%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover3%
Sun Elevation40.7° (Daylight)

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)

  • Precipitation Chance99% of hours
  • Golden Hour Potential90% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Hawaii. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at Waipio Valley.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
9
recorded matching windows · 68% average confidence
Last 90 days
20
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence
Last 365 days
41
recorded matching windows · 72% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

05:00 local time, shared by 19 of 41 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

June, with 11 of 41 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
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 1000.0m
Tue, Jul 14
15:0020%95%5435m
16:0021%90%5422m
17:0020%85%6145m
18:0049%84%5409m
19:0051%84%5427m
20:0022%83%5421m
21:0020%68%5806m
22:0026%81%24135m
23:0026%72%24134m
Wed, Jul 15
24:0025%75%24135m
01:0026%78%24135m
02:0027%82%24135m
03:0027%67%24134m
04:0029%46%24135m
05:0092%29%24135m
06:0089%46%24135m
07:0023%64%24134m
08:0023%82%24135m
09:0023%82%24134m
10:0026%92%24134m
11:0023%98%24134m
12:0026%98%24135m
13:0020%99%24135m
14:0017%100%24135m
15:0018%79%24135m
16:0015%59%24134m
17:0017%39%24134m
18:0087%39%24135m
19:0090%39%24135m
20:0023%39%8786m
21:0019%26%24134m
22:0020%13%7130m
23:0023%0%6803m
Thu, Jul 16
24:0023%13%8106m
01:0023%26%24135m
02:0023%39%24135m
03:0026%43%24134m
04:0026%46%24135m
05:0095%50%24135m
06:0094%61%24134m
07:0025%71%24135m
08:0025%82%24134m
09:0018%84%24134m
10:0018%87%24135m
11:0018%90%24134m
12:0024%93%24135m
13:0020%95%24135m
14:0020%98%24134m
15:0023%73%24135m
16:0022%47%24134m
17:0019%22%24135m
18:0066%36%24135m
19:0066%50%24134m
20:0021%64%24135m
21:0026%60%24134m
22:0027%57%8085m
23:0020%53%24135m
Fri, Jul 17
24:0020%63%24134m
01:0020%72%24135m
02:0024%82%7012m
03:0026%67%24135m
04:0027%53%24135m
05:0065%39%24135m
06:0062%53%24134m
07:0014%67%24134m
08:0015%82%24134m
09:0019%82%24135m
10:0026%82%24135m
11:0026%82%24134m
12:0029%85%24135m
13:0024%88%24134m
14:0017%92%21824m
15:0020%74%3469m
16:0023%57%4741m
17:0023%39%5446m
18:0059%59%7894m
19:0081%79%24134m
20:0025%98%7146m
21:000%93%12809m
22:000%87%18472m
23:000%82%24135m
Sat, Jul 18
24:000%82%24135m
01:000%82%24135m
02:000%82%24135m
03:000%67%24135m
04:000%53%24135m
05:0099%39%24135m
06:00100%59%24135m
07:000%79%24135m
08:000%98%24135m
09:000%93%24135m
10:000%87%24135m
11:000%82%24135m
12:000%73%24135m
13:000%65%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour 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
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Wed, Jul 15 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 19:04
16:00
- 3% 60% 0% 83% 41° 60% 7.7m/s
17:00
- 0% 70% 0% 80% 27° 70% 6.9m/s
18:00
- 0% 17% 0% 80% 13° 17% 6.5m/s
19:00
- 0% 16% 0% 88% 0.64° 16% 5m/s
20:00
- 0% 18% 0% 93% -13° 18% 3.7m/s
21:00
- 0% 14% 0% 90% -24° 14% 3.3m/s
22:00
- 0% 19% 0% 88% -35° 19% 2.5m/s
23:00
- 0% 25% 0% 88% -43° 25% 1.3m/s
Thu, Jul 16 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 19:04
24:00
- 0% 24% 0% 89% -48° 24% 0.54m/s
01:00
- 0% 22% 0% 84% -48° 22% 0.31m/s
02:00
- 0% 22% 0% 81% -43° 22% 0.75m/s
03:00
- 2% 22% 0% 80% -34° 23% 1.4m/s
04:00
- 4% 22% 0% 80% -24° 23% 0.6m/s
05:00
- 4% 22% 0% 72% -12° 23% 1.4m/s
06:00
- 2% 0% 0% 66% 1.4° 2% 1.5m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 60% 14° 0% 1.3m/s
08:00
- 3% 0% 0% 54% 28° 3% 2.3m/s
09:00
- 4% 0% 0% 56% 42° 4% 4.8m/s
10:00
- 1% 9% 0% 64% 55° 9% 5.7m/s
11:00
- 2% 29% 0% 67% 69° 29% 5.7m/s
12:00
- 7% 29% 0% 67% 83° 29% 6.2m/s
13:00
- 13% 19% 0% 65% 82° 20% 6.8m/s
14:00
- 27% 6% 0% 64% 68° 31% 6.8m/s
15:00
- 65% 6% 0% 64% 55° 65% 6.5m/s
16:00
- 49% 7% 0% 66% 41° 49% 6m/s
17:00
- 30% 12% 0% 69% 27° 34% 5.8m/s
18:00
- 96% 7% 0% 72% 13° 96% 5.1m/s
19:00
- 83% 5% 0% 79% 0.6° 83% 4.4m/s
20:00
- 77% 6% 0% 80% -13° 77% 3.3m/s
21:00
- 13% 14% 0% 80% -25° 16% 2.6m/s
22:00
- 66% 22% 0% 82% -35° 66% 2.4m/s
23:00
- 60% 23% 0% 83% -43° 60% 2.1m/s
Fri, Jul 17 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 19:04
24:00
- 80% 23% 0% 84% -48° 80% 1.3m/s
01:00
- 76% 10% 0% 88% -48° 76% 0.69m/s
02:00
- 59% 18% 0% 90% -43° 59% 1.1m/s
03:00
- 100% 2% 0% 85% -35° 100% 1.2m/s
04:00
- 100% 1% 0% 85% -24° 100% 1m/s
05:00
- 100% 0% 0% 85% -12° 100% 1.7m/s
06:00
- 100% 2% 0% 84% 1.3° 100% 2.3m/s
07:00
- 32% 3% 0% 81% 14° 32% 2.9m/s
08:00
- 5% 14% 0% 79% 28° 14% 4.8m/s
09:00
- 33% 22% 0% 73% 42° 39% 5.8m/s
10:00
- 50% 23% 0% 69% 55° 51% 5.8m/s
11:00
- 10% 31% 0% 68% 69° 31% 5.9m/s
12:00
- 0% 41% 0% 68% 83° 41% 6.2m/s
13:00
- 0% 68% 0% 75% 82° 68% 6.5m/s
14:00
- 0% 80% 0% 84% 68° 80% 6.8m/s
15:00
- 2% 87% 0% 87% 55° 87% 6.9m/s
16:00
- 3% 82% 0% 87% 41° 82% 6.8m/s
17:00
- 4% 74% 0% 89% 27° 74% 6.8m/s
18:00
- 5% 74% 0% 89% 13° 74% 6.5m/s
19:00
- 2% 55% 0% 84% 0.56° 55% 5.4m/s
20:00
- 0% 7% 0% 84% -13° 7% 4.8m/s
21:00
- 2% 9% 0% 85% -25° 9% 4.5m/s
22:00
- 3% 12% 0% 86% -35° 12% 4.2m/s
23:00
- 5% 15% 0% 88% -44° 15% 3.9m/s
Sat, Jul 18 Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 19:03
24:00
- 5% 11% 0% 83% -48° 12% 4.1m/s
01:00
- 5% 7% 0% 79% -48° 9% 4.3m/s
02:00
- 5% 3% 0% 74% -43° 6% 4.5m/s
03:00
- 5% 5% 0% 72% -35° 8% 5.2m/s
04:00
- 5% 8% 0% 70% -24° 9% 5.9m/s
05:00
- 5% 11% 0% 69% -12° 11% 6.6m/s
06:00
- 5% 23% 0% 70% 1.2° 23% 6.6m/s
07:00
- 5% 35% 0% 72% 14° 36% 6.6m/s
08:00
- 5% 48% 0% 73% 28° 48% 6.7m/s
09:00
- 4% 47% 0% 74% 41° 48% 6.4m/s
10:00
- 3% 47% 0% 75% 55° 47% 6.1m/s
11:00
- 2% 46% 0% 76% 69° 46% 5.8m/s
12:00
- 16% 31% 0% 80% 83° 45% 5.3m/s
13:00
- 29% 17% 0% 84% 83° 43% 4.7m/s
14:00
- 42% 2% 0% 88% 69° 42% 4.1m/s
15:00
- 61% 3% 0% 87% 55° 61% 4.3m/s
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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