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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for London, London & Southeast England

London, England, United Kingdom

London's Thames bends connect Tower Bridge, historic riverfronts, the Shard, and modern towers, with bridges providing elevated leading lines.

1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)
Low Cloud Cover17%
Mid Cloud Cover76%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-5.9°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Excellent Painted Sky at Sunset
London
Sun, Oct 11 · 18:00–18:37 · 1h window
Low confidence
40%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential80.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 33%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 28%
Sun Elevation: 1.9° (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
  • Precipitation Chance53% 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%
Tue, Oct 6
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 53%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 53%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 57%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 51%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 76%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 84%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 91%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 96%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 98%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 96%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 92%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 84%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 73%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 59%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 29%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 69%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 42%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 28%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 35%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 51%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 26%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 56%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 63%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 71%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 63%. 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 (Europe/London)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%17%76%-5.9°82%13060m
NightUnavailable100%2%98%-15°100%15640m
NightUnavailable0%1%95%-24°95%19100m
NightUnavailable100%1%34%-32°100%18640m
NightUnavailable53%0%73%-39°88%16520m
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable98%0%95%-43°100%16680m
NightUnavailable30%0%9%-44°38%13500m
NightUnavailable100%0%69%-42°100%13560m
NightUnavailable100%39%96%-36°100%11720m
NightUnavailable100%79%100%-29°100%10660m
NightUnavailable58%58%97%-21°100%10280m
NightUnavailable100%79%100%-12°100%9160m
NightUnavailable100%59%100%-2.4°100%8860m
Unavailable100%38%100%6.7°100%13260m
Unavailable100%0%100%15°100%16140m
Unavailable100%61%100%23°100%18240m
Unavailable100%98%100%28°100%16740m
Unavailable100%92%100%32°100%9120m
Unavailable100%100%100%33°100%7420m
Unavailable100%87%100%31°100%7840m
Unavailable100%73%100%26°100%10600m
Unavailable100%85%100%20°100%7940m
Unavailable100%80%100%12°100%12520m
Unavailable100%97%95%3.2°100%21320m
NightUnavailable0%63%100%-6.2°100%22280m
NightUnavailable0%70%54%-16°86%18560m
NightUnavailable0%41%0%-25°41%16760m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-33°2%28280m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-39°0%32000m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-43°0%34220m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-44°0%31960m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-42°0%31780m
NightUnavailable0%46%0%-37°46%29580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-30°0%29740m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-21°1%29700m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-12°0%24560m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-2.7°0%21600m
Unavailable0%0%0%6.5°0%19500m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%19700m
Unavailable0%0%0%22°0%22000m
Unavailable0%9%0%28°9%25900m
Unavailable0%5%0%32°5%28180m
Unavailable0%2%0%32°2%28260m
Unavailable0%0%0%30°0%27640m
Unavailable0%0%0%26°0%28040m
Unavailable48%5%0%19°51%27660m
Unavailable100%6%5%12°100%26940m
Unavailable76%13%30%2.9°84%25340m
NightUnavailable75%35%79%-6.6°93%25160m
NightUnavailable94%51%15%-16°97%26380m
NightUnavailable81%19%36%-25°88%26200m
NightUnavailable73%0%56%-33°83%26040m
NightUnavailable80%5%73%-39°87%19040m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable94%23%89%-44°94%12040m
NightUnavailable100%42%100%-45°100%5040m
NightUnavailable91%64%100%-42°100%4520m
NightUnavailable76%87%100%-37°100%4020m
NightUnavailable64%100%100%-30°100%3500m
NightUnavailable61%93%97%-21°100%5320m
NightUnavailable63%75%91%-12°99%7160m
NightUnavailable64%58%80%-2.9°98%8980m
Unavailable66%45%56%6.2°96%12720m
Unavailable67%33%26%15°93%16460m
Unavailable63%31%6%22°91%20200m
Unavailable43%50%5%28°92%17040m
Unavailable17%79%15%31°95%13880m
Unavailable8%91%20%32°97%10720m
Unavailable34%69%15%30°100%14900m
Unavailable77%32%6%26°100%19060m
Unavailable100%3%0%19°100%23240m
Unavailable82%0%0%11°76%23400m
Unavailable45%0%0%2.5°42%23560m

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 London.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
2
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 67% average confidence
Last 365 days
10
recorded matching windows · 77% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

18:00 local time, shared by 3 of 10 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

March, with 4 of 10 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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