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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Lewes, London & Southeast England

Lewes, England, United Kingdom

Lewes sits between chalk ridges beside the River Ouse, pairing castle ruins and tiled rooftops with floodplain curves and open downland.

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 Cover5%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
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 Sunset
Lewes
Sat, Oct 10 · 17:34–18:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
51%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential86.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 49%
Mid Cloud Cover: 32%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 11.0° (Daylight)

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 Potential99% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Wind Speed29% of hours
1matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
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: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 71%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 59%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 46%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 51%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 51%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 43%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 56%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 52%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 83%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 41%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 93%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 92%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 72%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.9%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 87%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 50%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.3%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/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%5%0%-44°5%30420m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%32760m
NightUnavailable0%20%0%-42°20%33460m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-37°0%29040m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-30°2%29420m
NightUnavailable0%22%0%-21°22%30640m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-12°1%32100m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-2.5°0%30060m
Unavailable0%11%0%6.7°11%29560m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%30640m
Unavailable0%0%0%23°0%34160m
Unavailable0%0%0%29°0%34300m
Unavailable0%20%0%32°20%40240m
Unavailable0%12%0%33°12%43000m
Unavailable0%2%0%31°2%44200m
Unavailable0%10%0%26°10%43960m
Unavailable0%7%0%20°7%42640m
Unavailable0%49%0%12°50%41060m
Unavailable0%69%0%2.9°69%37760m
NightUnavailable0%39%0%-6.7°39%37000m
NightUnavailable0%82%0%-16°82%34060m
NightUnavailable100%8%0%-25°100%28360m
NightUnavailable100%10%52%-33°100%26760m
NightUnavailable13%0%100%-40°100%31880m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable91%1%100%-44°100%28040m
NightUnavailable100%75%100%-45°100%26760m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-43°100%35160m
NightUnavailable100%99%100%-38°100%7360m
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-30°100%8500m
NightUnavailable100%99%0%-22°100%25580m
NightUnavailable0%80%0%-12°94%27860m
NightUnavailable100%74%16%-2.8°100%28040m
Unavailable100%70%0%6.5°100%27420m
Unavailable100%70%0%15°100%27140m
Unavailable100%63%100%22°100%30960m
Unavailable100%77%100%28°100%32880m
Unavailable0%28%100%32°100%26160m
Unavailable0%75%90%33°98%37260m
Unavailable73%60%100%31°100%36980m
Unavailable0%87%2%26°88%35200m
Unavailable0%100%66%19°100%28460m
Unavailable0%94%97%11°100%19360m
Unavailable0%82%55%2.6°92%6040m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-7°2%36160m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-16°0%35880m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%37240m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-34°0%37120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-40°0%32330m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-45°0%28250m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-46°0%25295m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-43°0%20680m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-38°0%20900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%21120m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%21100m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-13°0%21080m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-3°0%21060m
Unavailable0%0%0%6.2°0%21980m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%22880m
Unavailable0%0%0%22°0%23800m
Unavailable0%3%10%28°13%23360m
Unavailable0%8%25%32°31%22940m
Unavailable0%14%36%32°44%22500m
Unavailable0%20%43%30°46%23300m
Unavailable0%26%46%26°44%24080m
Unavailable0%34%44%19°44%24880m
Unavailable0%49%32%11°55%24900m
Unavailable0%67%13%2.3°69%24900m
NightUnavailable0%72%0%-7.3°72%24920m
NightUnavailable0%54%0%-17°52%25100m
NightUnavailable0%24%0%-26°21%25300m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-34°2%25480m
NightUnavailable0%0%15%-41°11%25300m

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 Lewes.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 80% average confidence
Last 365 days
2
recorded matching windows · 80% 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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