Rule
Golden Hour
Meteora - Golden Hour - Meteora
Greece
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover4%
Mid Cloud Cover3%
High Cloud Cover50%
Sun Elevation-33.0° (Astronomical night)
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in Europe/Athens
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Meteora
Wed, Feb 18 · 07:04–07:58 · 1h window
Medium confidence
68%
🌇Golden Hour Potential91.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -5.0° (Civil twilight)
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Meteora
Wed, Feb 18 · 17:36–18:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
High
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Meteora
Wed, Feb 18 · 18:00–18:30
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
High
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Meteora
Thu, Feb 19 · 07:03–07:57
🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.2%
Medium
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast tracks the lighting and atmospheric conditions that transform Meteora's rock monasteries into one of Europe's most dramatic photography destinations. We combine cloud cover and visibility data to predict optimal shooting conditions.
Meteora's ancient monasteries perch atop massive sandstone pillars, seemingly suspended between earth and sky. These UNESCO World Heritage sites have drawn photographers for generations, with golden light and dramatic clouds elevating them to truly otherworldly scenes.
What makes Meteora special for photography:
- Unique geology - Towering sandstone pillars create a landscape unlike anywhere else
- Golden hour magic - Warm light illuminates the rock faces and monastery walls
- Dramatic clouds - Storm fronts passing over the pillars create powerful compositions
- Multiple viewpoints - Accessible roads and trails offer varied perspectives
Best conditions occur at sunrise and sunset when low-angle light catches the rock faces. Autumn and winter often bring the most dramatic skies, while summer offers reliable clear conditions. The monasteries themselves have limited visiting hours—check ahead if you want interior shots.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/Athens | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 1000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 15 | ||||
| 20:00 | ✕ | 18% | 99% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 91% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 87% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 84% | 24135m |
| Mon, Feb 16 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 86% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 8.7% | 88% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 90% | 23817m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 73% | 10126m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 56% | 20660m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 12% | 39% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 58% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 52% | 76% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 52% | 95% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 16% | 88% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 93% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 17% | 98% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 17% | 98% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 18% | 99% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 18% | 99% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 18% | 84% | 14774m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 17% | 67% | 17936m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 100% | 51% | 19330m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 100% | 58% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 17% | 64% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 11% | 71% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 17% | 81% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 90% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 100% | 24135m |
| Tue, Feb 17 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 100% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 9% | 100% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 100% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 100% | 21364m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 6.6% | 99% | 8169m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 3.6% | 99% | 804m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 6.6% | 99% | 8331m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 46% | 99% | 16937m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 43% | 100% | 13108m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 5% | 99% | 3916m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 6.2% | 99% | 7943m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 98% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 99% | 22457m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 11% | 99% | 18373m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 100% | 22449m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 9.9% | 86% | 19453m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 11% | 72% | 22644m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 59% | 57% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 65% | 60% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 35% | 63% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 10% | 65% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 16% | 57% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 17% | 48% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 17% | 39% | 24135m |
| Wed, Feb 18 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 39% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 11% | 39% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 10% | 39% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 26% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 17% | 13% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 91% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 50% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 55% | 0% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| Thu, Feb 19 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 19% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 98% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 43% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 13% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 26% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 39% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 36% | 19868m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.2% | 33% | 15601m |
| 17:00 | ✓ | 55% | 30% | 11334m |
| 18:00 | ✓ | 55% | 41% | 11390m |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
What does Golden Hour Potential mean?
Inputs that drive the scoreThis derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.
| Time Europe/Athens | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Feb 16
Sunrise 07:25
Sunset 18:10 | |||||||
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 50% | 4% | 3% | 76% | 50% | 0.43m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 0.44m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 41% | 100% | 81% | 100% | 1.1m/s |
| Tue, Feb 17
Sunrise 07:25
Sunset 18:10 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 93% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 1.7m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 55% | 100% | 84% | 100% | 1.3m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 90% | 85% | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 43% | 89% | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 85% | 94% | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 71% | 46% | 92% | 100% | 1.4m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 2.3m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 71% | 98% | 97% | 95% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 99% | 99% | 100% | 96% | 100% | 3.1m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 86% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 96% | 100% | 81% | 100% | 0.5m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 0% | 87% | 100% | 77% | 100% | 1.4m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 0% | 8% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 0.37m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 0% | 90% | 99% | 65% | 99% | 1.7m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 0% | 43% | 100% | 66% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 0% | 15% | 100% | 69% | 100% | 4m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 0% | 45% | 100% | 74% | 100% | 2.8m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 100% | 78% | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 100% | 81% | 100% | 1.7m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 5% | 100% | 83% | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 38% | 85% | 38% | 3.6m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 4% | 20% | 85% | 20% | 3.3m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 16% | 35% | 85% | 35% | 3.8m/s |
| Wed, Feb 18
Sunrise 07:23
Sunset 18:11 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 23% | 8% | 86% | 23% | 4.6m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 62% | 31% | 86% | 73% | 5.9m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 78% | 5% | 84% | 78% | 6.1m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 44% | 0% | 81% | 44% | 5.1m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 10% | 0% | 79% | 10% | 4.3m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 0% | 4.8m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 0% | 5m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 76% | 0% | 4.6m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 79% | 0% | 4.1m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 74% | 0% | 4.3m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 63% | 0% | 4.9m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 0% | 5.6m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 49% | 5% | 5.6m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 44% | 5% | 5.1m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 2% | 40% | 2% | 3.6m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 2% | 33% | 2% | 3.3m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 6% | 0% | 69% | 37% | 69% | 3.6m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 3% | 0% | 4% | 51% | 4% | 2.4m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 0% | 1.9m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 54% | 0% | 2m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 0% | 1.9m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 0% | 2.2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 0% | 2.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 59% | 0% | 2.4m/s |
| Thu, Feb 19
Sunrise 07:22
Sunset 18:12 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 0% | 2.2m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 61% | 0% | 2.3m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 62% | 0% | 2.3m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 8% | 0% | 60% | 8% | 2.3m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 16% | 0% | 58% | 16% | 2.3m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 24% | 0% | 56% | 24% | 2.3m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 38% | 0% | 61% | 38% | 2.4m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 52% | 0% | 66% | 52% | 2.6m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 1% | 66% | 0% | 70% | 66% | 2.7m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 23% | 57% | 0% | 71% | 68% | 2.7m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 46% | 49% | 0% | 72% | 69% | 2.8m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 68% | 40% | 0% | 73% | 70% | 2.8m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 79% | 48% | 0% | 79% | 80% | 3m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 89% | 56% | 0% | 85% | 90% | 3.2m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 100% | 64% | 0% | 91% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 72% | 76% | 0% | 92% | 100% | 3.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 44% | 87% | 0% | 92% | 100% | 3m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 16% | 99% | 0% | 92% | 99% | 2.8m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 11% | 100% | 0% | 93% | 100% | 2.5m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 100% | 0% | 94% | 100% | 2.3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 100% | 0% | 95% | 100% | 2.1m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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