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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Guildford, London & Southeast England

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Guildford's River Wey, historic High Street, and castle grounds sit near wooded Surrey Hills and chalk downs suited to layered rural views.

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 Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-43.4°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

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 Europe/London.

Most common blockers

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

  • Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour82% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance24% 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: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 75%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 26%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 61%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 51%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 56%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 58%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 74%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 86%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 78%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 79%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 48%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 24%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.5%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 71%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 48%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets 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%0%-43°0%32800m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-45°5%28660m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-42°0%29640m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-37°0%31360m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%32300m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-22°1%33040m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-12°1%29780m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-2.9°5%26520m
Unavailable0%0%0%6.3°0%24240m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%26100m
Unavailable0%18%0%22°18%32940m
Unavailable0%0%0%28°0%37360m
Unavailable0%0%0%32°0%44220m
Unavailable0%2%0%33°2%43700m
Unavailable0%13%0%31°13%41960m
Unavailable0%45%0%26°45%41720m
Unavailable0%41%0%20°41%40960m
Unavailable0%45%0%12°48%37160m
Unavailable0%72%0%3.2°74%34920m
NightUnavailable0%4%0%-6.3°4%27160m
NightUnavailable41%9%9%-16°52%27220m
NightUnavailable100%13%100%-25°100%30100m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-33°100%30020m
NightUnavailable100%54%100%-39°100%31160m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%88%100%-44°100%36120m
NightUnavailable91%100%100%-45°100%32860m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-43°100%5840m
NightUnavailable100%83%100%-38°100%15860m
NightUnavailable100%79%0%-30°100%32220m
NightUnavailable69%70%0%-22°95%30160m
NightUnavailable100%84%68%-13°100%28920m
NightUnavailable100%79%100%-3.2°100%29660m
Unavailable100%98%100%6°100%20860m
Unavailable100%98%100%15°100%17800m
Unavailable0%63%100%22°100%23420m
Unavailable100%57%100%28°100%26320m
Unavailable0%73%100%31°100%35560m
Unavailable0%73%57%32°88%35840m
Unavailable0%86%100%30°100%34700m
Unavailable0%85%18%26°98%33240m
Unavailable0%98%5%19°100%30740m
Unavailable0%78%0%12°91%29320m
Unavailable0%48%27%2.9°62%33420m
NightUnavailable0%52%0%-6.6°58%30080m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-16°0%29480m
NightUnavailable0%8%0%-25°8%30820m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-33°0%30720m
NightUnavailable0%15%0%-40°15%31650m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-44°0%30090m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%27230m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-43°0%23320m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-38°0%23640m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-31°0%23940m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%23660m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-13°0%23360m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-3.4°0%23080m
Unavailable0%1%0%5.8°0%23400m
Unavailable0%3%0%14°0%23720m
Unavailable0%5%0%22°5%24040m
Unavailable0%4%30%27°33%23360m
Unavailable0%3%71%31°70%22680m
Unavailable0%9%94%32°95%22000m
Unavailable0%33%83%30°99%23240m
Unavailable0%63%55%26°92%24460m
Unavailable0%78%30%19°78%25700m
Unavailable0%60%14%11°52%25680m
Unavailable0%27%1%2.5°19%25640m
NightUnavailable0%3%0%-7°3%25620m
NightUnavailable0%1%22%-16°20%25640m
NightUnavailable0%9%55%-25°54%25660m
NightUnavailable0%14%75%-34°75%25680m
NightUnavailable0%11%67%-40°68%25440m

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 Guildford.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 60% average confidence
Last 90 days
3
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Last 365 days
12
recorded matching windows · 77% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

20:00 local time, shared by 3 of 12 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

April, with 4 of 12 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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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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