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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Margate, London & Southeast England

Margate, England, United Kingdom

Margate's curved bay includes a harbor arm, tidal beach, old seafront buildings, and the Turner Contemporary's clean modern 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 Cover6%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover93%
Sun Elevation-43.6°

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 Potential96% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Wind Speed83% 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: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 11m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 31%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 65%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 67%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 14%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 52%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 53%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 41%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 61%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 43%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 71%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 73%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 59%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 82%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 8.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 83%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 90%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 9.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 59%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 10m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 11m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.1%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 11m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 11m/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
NightUnavailable93%6%0%-44°93%37800m
NightUnavailable0%68%0%-44°68%30380m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-42°1%28800m
NightUnavailable0%47%0%-36°47%28560m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-29°1%29580m
NightUnavailable0%11%0%-20°11%30520m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-11°1%32120m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-1.6°2%34280m
Unavailable0%3%0%7.4°3%33080m
Unavailable0%23%0%16°23%34220m
Unavailable0%2%0%23°2%35860m
Unavailable0%47%0%29°47%40520m
Unavailable0%55%0%32°56%42980m
Unavailable0%64%0%33°64%44320m
Unavailable0%47%0%30°47%46440m
Unavailable0%8%0%25°8%47220m
Unavailable0%25%0%19°25%47280m
Unavailable0%32%0%11°32%43860m
Unavailable0%38%0%2°38%45840m
NightUnavailable0%4%0%-7.5°4%45360m
NightUnavailable0%11%0%-17°13%41300m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%23580m
NightUnavailable65%0%0%-34°73%25960m
NightUnavailable100%3%98%-40°100%23840m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-44°100%27160m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-45°100%32020m
NightUnavailable100%81%100%-42°100%28400m
NightUnavailable100%77%100%-37°100%13740m
NightUnavailable100%98%100%-29°100%10220m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-21°100%11900m
NightUnavailable100%100%94%-11°100%25340m
NightUnavailable100%80%31%-1.9°100%29800m
Unavailable100%79%100%7.1°100%28760m
Unavailable3%80%5%15°83%29680m
Unavailable0%64%1%23°78%32180m
Unavailable0%56%90%28°95%33780m
Unavailable100%53%100%32°100%27380m
Unavailable89%48%100%32°100%31040m
Unavailable0%55%100%30°100%32200m
Unavailable97%35%100%25°100%15680m
Unavailable0%85%87%18°100%36880m
Unavailable0%70%59%10°95%35680m
Unavailable0%74%0%1.7°81%33400m
NightUnavailable0%91%100%-7.9°100%11460m
NightUnavailable0%55%0%-17°62%32480m
NightUnavailable0%8%0%-26°8%43120m
NightUnavailable0%12%53%-34°59%39600m
NightUnavailable0%67%0%-40°67%45265m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%9%0%-44°9%24890m
NightUnavailable0%12%9%-45°20%24820m
NightUnavailable0%11%0%-42°11%22900m
NightUnavailable0%9%0%-37°9%22720m
NightUnavailable0%9%0%-29°11%22520m
NightUnavailable0%14%8%-21°22%22620m
NightUnavailable0%22%18%-12°36%22720m
NightUnavailable0%28%23%-2.2°45%22820m
Unavailable0%29%17%6.9°41%23100m
Unavailable0%28%6%15°32%23380m
Unavailable0%27%0%22°27%23660m
Unavailable0%29%6%28°33%24240m
Unavailable0%31%17%31°44%24820m
Unavailable0%30%23%32°47%25400m
Unavailable0%20%18%29°34%25440m
Unavailable0%7%9%25°14%25480m
Unavailable0%0%2%18°2%25520m
Unavailable0%7%1%10°7%25320m
Unavailable0%20%1%1.4°20%25120m
NightUnavailable0%28%2%-8.2°28%24920m
NightUnavailable0%26%1%-18°25%24960m
NightUnavailable0%19%1%-26°18%25020m
NightUnavailable0%14%0%-34°14%25060m
NightUnavailable0%15%0%-41°15%24860m

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 Margate.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 64% average confidence
Last 90 days
2
recorded matching windows · 66% average confidence
Last 365 days
4
recorded matching windows · 69% average confidence

Only 4 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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