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Painted Sky 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 Cover53%
Mid Cloud Cover23%
High Cloud Cover43%
Sun Elevation23.3° (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 Chance100% of hours
  • Painted Sky Potential99% of hours
  • Golden Hour88% of hours

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky 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
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
1
recorded matching window · 79% average confidence

Only 1 completed match is 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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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
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Sun, Aug 23
16:0027%7m/s71%
17:0033%6.2m/s57%
18:0063%5.7m/s60%
19:0044%5m/s62%
20:0039%4.3m/s64%
21:0034%1.9m/s76%
22:0035%1.5m/s58%
23:0032%1.5m/s40%
Mon, Aug 24
24:0032%1.4m/s45%
01:0032%1.5m/s51%
02:0028%1.6m/s56%
03:0033%2.3m/s82%
04:0028%2m/s82%
05:0056%1.9m/s82%
06:0071%2.1m/s88%
07:0028%1.8m/s94%
08:0024%0.82m/s100%
09:0029%0.28m/s100%
10:0032%1.2m/s100%
11:0028%2.5m/s100%
12:0025%3.3m/s100%
13:0026%3.4m/s100%
14:0026%3.5m/s100%
15:0026%3.7m/s97%
16:0028%4.4m/s94%
17:0035%3.9m/s92%
18:0072%4.2m/s91%
19:0064%3.6m/s91%
20:0030%3.4m/s91%
21:0030%3.3m/s74%
22:0026%3.4m/s56%
23:0027%3m/s39%
Tue, Aug 25
24:0028%3.2m/s53%
01:0031%3.6m/s68%
02:0029%4.4m/s82%
03:0027%4.8m/s61%
04:0028%5.1m/s39%
05:0065%5.6m/s18%
06:0066%5.9m/s25%
07:0020%5.8m/s32%
08:0021%6.2m/s39%
09:0021%6.6m/s53%
10:0022%7m/s68%
11:0027%6.7m/s82%
12:0024%6.6m/s88%
13:0025%6.3m/s94%
14:0023%6.1m/s100%
15:0021%6.2m/s94%
16:0020%5.9m/s88%
17:0020%5.7m/s82%
18:0066%5.6m/s82%
19:0070%5.6m/s82%
20:0027%5.8m/s82%
21:0025%5.7m/s67%
22:0025%5.5m/s53%
23:0022%5.4m/s39%
Wed, Aug 26
24:0021%5.2m/s53%
01:0027%4.9m/s67%
02:0027%4.3m/s82%
03:0023%4.2m/s67%
04:0018%4.2m/s53%
05:0040%4.3m/s39%
06:0052%4.1m/s53%
07:0024%4.3m/s67%
08:0021%5.4m/s82%
09:0021%6.1m/s73%
10:0021%6.6m/s65%
11:0023%7m/s56%
12:0027%6.9m/s59%
13:0020%6.5m/s61%
14:0020%5.8m/s64%
15:0020%5.4m/s70%
16:0020%5.5m/s76%
17:0020%6.1m/s82%
18:0040%5.6m/s82%
19:0068%5.8m/s82%
20:0022%5.2m/s82%
21:0026%5.4m/s73%
22:0026%4.9m/s65%
23:0026%4.8m/s56%
Thu, Aug 27
24:0021%4.8m/s59%
01:0025%5m/s61%
02:0024%5.5m/s64%
03:0012%5.8m/s56%
04:0012%6.2m/s47%
05:0072%6.6m/s39%
06:0080%5.9m/s47%
07:0038%5.2m/s56%
08:0011%4.5m/s64%
09:008%4.6m/s70%
10:006.1%4.7m/s76%
11:006.8%4.8m/s82%
12:0012%4.7m/s82%
13:0012%4.7m/s82%
14:003.7%4.6m/s82%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Painted 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
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Visibility
m
Mon, Aug 24 Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 18:42
17:00
- 43% 53% 23% 53% 1810m
18:00
- 42% 56% 15% 57% 424m
19:00
- 9% 52% 5% 52% 893m
20:00
- 5% 45% 5% 45% 5694m
21:00
- 5% 26% 5% 26% 19915m
22:00
- 5% 12% 5% 12% 24135m
23:00
- 12% 4% 1% 13% 24134m
Tue, Aug 25 Sunrise 06:04 Sunset 18:42
24:00
- 70% 5% 1% 70% 24134m
01:00
- 59% 6% 0% 59% 24135m
02:00
- 78% 16% 0% 78% 18655m
03:00
- 64% 28% 0% 75% 24134m
04:00
- 27% 31% 0% 43% 15601m
05:00
- 19% 24% 0% 30% 7427m
06:00
- 24% 19% 0% 37% 7056m
07:00
- 5% 18% 0% 18% 22942m
08:00
- 16% 10% 0% 21% 24135m
09:00
- 18% 8% 0% 22% 24134m
10:00
- 8% 17% 0% 19% 24135m
11:00
- 13% 23% 0% 28% 24135m
12:00
- 71% 40% 0% 71% 22913m
13:00
- 71% 51% 0% 75% 22913m
14:00
- 90% 55% 0% 90% 22941m
15:00
- 95% 59% 0% 95% 5456m
16:00
- 100% 80% 0% 100% 5429m
17:00
- 65% 89% 0% 92% 5428m
18:00
- 7% 38% 0% 38% 24134m
19:00
- 49% 35% 0% 55% 24135m
20:00
- 20% 45% 0% 45% 24135m
21:00
- 5% 53% 0% 53% 24134m
22:00
- 5% 32% 0% 32% 24134m
23:00
- 5% 54% 0% 54% 13710m
Wed, Aug 26 Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 18:41
24:00
- 5% 75% 0% 75% 5580m
01:00
- 5% 58% 0% 58% 24134m
02:00
- 7% 52% 0% 52% 13428m
03:00
- 60% 83% 0% 83% 4885m
04:00
- 6% 88% 0% 88% 5478m
05:00
- 0% 79% 0% 79% 6966m
06:00
- 2% 19% 0% 19% 24135m
07:00
- 4% 16% 0% 16% 24135m
08:00
- 4% 10% 0% 11% 24134m
09:00
- 3% 11% 0% 11% 24135m
10:00
- 0% 14% 0% 14% 24134m
11:00
- 0% 23% 0% 23% 24134m
12:00
- 4% 55% 0% 55% 23774m
13:00
- 0% 98% 0% 98% 1282m
14:00
- 0% 98% 0% 98% 384m
15:00
- 0% 93% 0% 93% 5447m
16:00
- 0% 94% 0% 94% 5904m
17:00
- 4% 89% 0% 89% 5405m
18:00
- 5% 85% 0% 85% 24135m
19:00
- 0% 30% 0% 30% 24134m
20:00
- 0% 10% 0% 10% 24134m
21:00
- 0% 23% 0% 23% 24134m
22:00
- 0% 25% 0% 25% 13318m
23:00
- 0% 38% 0% 38% 4427m
Thu, Aug 27 Sunrise 06:05 Sunset 18:40
24:00
- 0% 19% 0% 19% 4628m
01:00
- 1% 22% 0% 22% 24081m
02:00
- 3% 22% 0% 22% 2350m
03:00
- 17% 15% 0% 30% 9612m
04:00
- 31% 7% 0% 38% 16873m
05:00
- 45% 0% 0% 45% 24135m
06:00
- 32% 20% 0% 51% 18102m
07:00
- 18% 40% 0% 56% 12068m
08:00
- 5% 60% 0% 61% 6035m
09:00
- 9% 67% 0% 68% 5831m
10:00
- 13% 74% 0% 75% 5628m
11:00
- 17% 80% 0% 82% 5424m
12:00
- 13% 54% 0% 56% 11661m
13:00
- 9% 27% 0% 31% 17898m
14:00
- 5% 0% 0% 5% 24135m
15:00
- 3% 1% 0% 5% 24135m
16:00
- 2% 3% 0% 5% 24135m
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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