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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Whitstable, London & Southeast England

Whitstable, England, United Kingdom

Whitstable's working harbor, oyster sheds, groynes, and boats on tidal flats provide textured foregrounds beneath wide Thames Estuary skies.

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 Cover9%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-43.5°

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
Whitstable
Tue, Oct 20 · 07:06–08:13 · 1h window
Low confidence
16%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential85.9-88.3%
Low Cloud Cover: 21%
Mid Cloud Cover: 32%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -5.0° (Civil twilight)

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 Speed49% 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: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 27%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/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: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 48%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 46%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 41%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 59%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 32%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/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: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 24%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 43%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 47%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 80%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 82%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 65%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 38%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 70%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/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%9%0%-44°9%24580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-44°0%29200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-42°0%30840m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-36°0%31320m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-29°0%31200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-21°0%31940m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-11°0%34140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-1.9°0%32940m
Unavailable0%3%0%7.2°3%31680m
Unavailable0%39%0%16°39%31560m
Unavailable0%1%0%23°1%33560m
Unavailable0%5%12%29°18%36800m
Unavailable0%66%0%32°66%41460m
Unavailable0%43%0%33°43%43360m
Unavailable0%27%0%30°27%44240m
Unavailable0%36%0%26°36%45220m
Unavailable0%29%0%19°29%46900m
Unavailable0%10%0%11°10%45420m
Unavailable0%9%0%2.2°9%41400m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-7.3°0%37360m
NightUnavailable0%19%0%-17°19%23320m
NightUnavailable12%0%0%-26°12%26100m
NightUnavailable94%0%3%-34°97%22660m
NightUnavailable100%58%100%-40°100%26120m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable63%0%100%-44°100%32040m
NightUnavailable100%61%100%-45°100%33360m
NightUnavailable100%91%100%-42°100%26440m
NightUnavailable100%98%100%-37°100%11840m
NightUnavailable70%100%100%-29°100%8000m
NightUnavailable100%97%87%-21°100%38920m
NightUnavailable100%99%73%-12°100%33320m
NightUnavailable100%69%57%-2.2°100%29760m
Unavailable100%77%100%6.9°100%28680m
Unavailable45%73%29%15°95%29280m
Unavailable0%76%1%23°77%30940m
Unavailable0%72%98%28°100%33240m
Unavailable100%43%100%32°100%20660m
Unavailable100%63%100%32°100%34000m
Unavailable0%70%98%30°100%34580m
Unavailable72%28%100%25°100%36140m
Unavailable0%75%73%19°98%36760m
Unavailable0%84%62%11°98%35360m
Unavailable0%62%100%1.9°100%33160m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-7.6°0%26900m
NightUnavailable0%18%0%-17°18%27780m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%26340m
NightUnavailable0%3%48%-34°49%32580m
NightUnavailable0%0%35%-40°36%23195m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-44°1%27560m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-45°2%26020m
NightUnavailable0%3%0%-42°3%21780m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-37°2%21700m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-30°2%21640m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-21°2%21840m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-12°2%22060m
NightUnavailable0%2%0%-2.4°2%22260m
Unavailable0%1%0%6.7°0%23040m
Unavailable0%0%0%15°0%23820m
Unavailable0%2%0%22°2%24600m
Unavailable0%14%6%28°18%25160m
Unavailable0%31%15%31°41%25720m
Unavailable0%41%23%32°56%26280m
Unavailable0%37%29%30°58%26180m
Unavailable0%26%33%25°53%26080m
Unavailable0%16%33%18°44%25980m
Unavailable0%9%24%10°30%25640m
Unavailable0%4%10%1.6°13%25320m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-8°0%24980m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-17°0%24980m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-26°0%25000m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-34°0%25000m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-41°1%24740m

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 Whitstable.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
3
recorded matching windows · 71% average confidence
Last 90 days
5
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 365 days
11
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

05:00 local time, shared by 3 of 11 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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