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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Folkestone, London & Southeast England

Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

Folkestone's harbour arm and old town meet pebble beaches and chalk cliffs, with breakwaters and railings creating lines toward the Channel.

1 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 Cover64%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-43.8°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunrise
Folkestone
Mon, Oct 19 · 08:00–08:10 · 1h window
Low confidence
39%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential85.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 46%
Mid Cloud Cover: 17%
High Cloud Cover: 15%
Sun Elevation: 4.5° (Golden hour)

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 Europe/London.

Most common blockers

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

  • Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Wind Speed61% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/London
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 52%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 53%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 41%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 61%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 41%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 61%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 43%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 71%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 73%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 59%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets 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 (Europe/London)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%64%-44°64%26420m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%23760m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-42°2%27900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-37°0%27700m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-29°0%28200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%27380m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-11°2%27680m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-1.7°0%27360m
Unavailable0%0%0%7.4°0%27700m
Unavailable0%0%0%16°0%27620m
Unavailable0%0%0%23°0%29400m
Unavailable0%0%0%29°0%33360m
Unavailable0%16%0%32°16%40080m
Unavailable0%27%0%33°27%42680m
Unavailable0%24%0%31°24%43920m
Unavailable0%16%0%26°16%43160m
Unavailable0%15%0%19°15%43440m
Unavailable0%13%0%11°13%41800m
Unavailable0%2%0%2.2°2%32380m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-7.4°0%28020m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-17°0%23460m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%25820m
NightUnavailable70%20%0%-34°84%26040m
NightUnavailable100%2%99%-40°100%29300m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-44°100%34220m
NightUnavailable100%29%100%-45°100%33600m
NightUnavailable100%73%100%-42°100%25600m
NightUnavailable100%66%100%-37°100%12560m
NightUnavailable100%95%100%-29°100%8120m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-21°100%12420m
NightUnavailable100%100%75%-12°100%26400m
NightUnavailable100%95%0%-2°100%23560m
Unavailable100%84%100%7.1°100%25420m
Unavailable100%83%88%16°100%26460m
Unavailable0%77%0%23°83%28860m
Unavailable0%57%2%29°63%31940m
Unavailable93%76%100%32°100%21400m
Unavailable7%78%77%32°98%27600m
Unavailable0%53%100%30°100%39160m
Unavailable2%85%100%25°100%34580m
Unavailable0%93%35%19°98%37480m
Unavailable0%98%46%11°100%34140m
Unavailable0%87%84%1.9°99%28760m
NightUnavailable0%79%38%-7.7°95%29900m
NightUnavailable0%48%0%-17°50%30120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%31900m
NightUnavailable0%14%0%-34°14%30380m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-41°2%26185m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%24740m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%22575m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-43°0%20140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-37°0%20200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%20280m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%20640m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-12°0%20980m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-2.3°0%21340m
Unavailable0%0%0%6.8°0%22180m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%23020m
Unavailable0%0%0%23°0%23860m
Unavailable0%7%16%28°19%24620m
Unavailable0%17%38%31°46%25360m
Unavailable0%23%56%32°67%26120m
Unavailable0%21%70%30°77%25740m
Unavailable0%15%79%25°81%25340m
Unavailable0%17%78%18°83%24960m
Unavailable0%37%57%10°85%24820m
Unavailable0%65%24%1.6°85%24660m
NightUnavailable0%77%0%-8.1°77%24520m
NightUnavailable0%59%0%-17°52%24540m
NightUnavailable0%25%0%-26°19%24580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-35°0%24600m
NightUnavailable0%0%15%-41°9%24480m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across London & Southeast England. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Folkestone.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
1
recorded matching window · 68% average confidence
Last 365 days
5
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Only 5 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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