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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Petra, Jordan

Petra, Ma’an, Jordan

The Siq's curved sandstone walls reveal Petra's Treasury through an increasingly narrow opening. Sparse figures establish the carved facade's scale without overwhelming its geometry.

0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover9%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-56.9°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Asia/Amman

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

72-hour requirements breakdown

When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-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 Asia/Amman.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance19% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Asia/Amman
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.63m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.85m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.71m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.71m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.73m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.95m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.91m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.85m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.89m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.89m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.67m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.82m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.61m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.78m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.86m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 51%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.42m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.64m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 30%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 29%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.64m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Sun, Oct 11
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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 (Asia/Amman)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%9%-57°9%41680m
NightUnavailable0%0%8%-46°8%41940m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-34°0%41900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%41700m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-8.5°0%41340m
Unavailable0%0%0%4.6°0%41100m
Unavailable0%0%0%17°0%41120m
Unavailable0%0%26%29°26%40780m
Unavailable0%0%14%40°14%34860m
Unavailable0%23%26%48°38%33680m
Unavailable0%0%25%53°25%37260m
Unavailable0%13%29%53°37%38900m
Unavailable0%0%27%47°27%39800m
Unavailable0%0%34%38°34%40380m
Unavailable0%0%11%27°11%40880m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%41000m
Unavailable0%0%0%2.7°0%40760m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-10°0%40560m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-23°0%39800m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-36°0%40000m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%38920m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-59°0%39660m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-65°0%36480m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-65°0%40940m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-57°0%37120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-46°0%28000m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-34°0%25860m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%31580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-8.6°0%29780m
Unavailable0%0%0%4.4°0%33460m
Unavailable0%0%0%17°0%38300m
Unavailable0%0%15%29°15%30820m
Unavailable0%0%3%39°3%23860m
Unavailable12%0%31%48°41%28360m
Unavailable13%27%22%53°52%28280m
Unavailable4%54%12%52°65%30180m
Unavailable0%46%0%47°46%35180m
Unavailable0%7%0%38°7%38880m
Unavailable0%0%0%27°0%39460m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%39340m
Unavailable0%0%0%2.5°0%39300m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-11°0%39220m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-24°0%38520m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-36°0%38900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%37620m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-59°0%37240m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable96%0%0%-65°96%39140m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-65°100%38040m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-57°100%34520m
NightUnavailable100%0%30%-47°100%33080m
NightUnavailable100%0%10%-34°100%37100m
NightUnavailable100%0%53%-22°100%39580m
NightUnavailable100%0%50%-8.7°100%39480m
Unavailable100%0%35%4.3°100%39280m
Unavailable100%0%37%17°100%37860m
Unavailable63%0%43%29°79%30400m
Unavailable19%0%35%39°41%31020m
Unavailable4%0%36%48°37%25240m
Unavailable0%16%52%52°64%25180m
Unavailable0%42%50%52°72%27860m
Unavailable100%0%42%47°100%38860m
Unavailable11%0%50%38°53%37900m
Unavailable17%0%63%27°65%37620m
Unavailable100%0%72%15°100%36880m
Unavailable100%0%78%2.2°100%38100m
NightUnavailable100%0%67%-11°100%39320m
NightUnavailable100%0%52%-24°100%39940m
NightUnavailable100%0%47%-37°100%41180m
NightUnavailable100%0%44%-49°100%41300m
NightUnavailable100%0%42%-59°100%41420m
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%0%39%-66°100%41540m
NightUnavailable100%0%46%-65°100%42000m

How this forecast is evaluated

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

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 71% average confidence
Last 90 days
1
recorded matching window · 71% average confidence
Last 365 days
2
recorded matching windows · 78% average confidence

Only 2 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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