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Painted Sky Forecast for Marrakech, Morocco

Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

Marrakech's ochre walls and narrow souks create nested architectural frames at street level. From high terraces, the Koutoubia minaret separates cleanly above palms and dense rooftops.

2 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 Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover68%
High Cloud Cover100%
Sun Elevation1.8°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Africa/Casablanca
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Marrakech
Sun, Oct 11 · 18:32–19:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential92.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 28%
Mid Cloud Cover: 19%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 12.7° (Daylight)
golden-clouds weather icon
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Marrakech
Tue, Oct 13 · 18:30–19:17
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:100%
Low

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 Africa/Casablanca.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential99% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance44% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Africa/Casablanca
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: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 62%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.91m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.72m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 28%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 58%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 70%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.73m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 70%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 76%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 63%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 53%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 45%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 21%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 39%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 65%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 73%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 73%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 78%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 78%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 83%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 85%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 80%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 61%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 35%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.98m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.85m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.63m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 64%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.57m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 81%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 0.32m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.42m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 28%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 10%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 42%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.32m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 55%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 52%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. 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 (Africa/Casablanca)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
Unavailable100%0%68%1.8°100%40580m
NightUnavailable15%0%71%-11°71%38720m
NightUnavailable71%0%68%-24°89%37900m
NightUnavailable20%0%84%-36°84%38900m
NightUnavailable0%0%53%-48°53%39240m
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%66%-58°66%37880m
NightUnavailable0%0%70%-63°70%36280m
NightUnavailable0%0%60%-62°60%35560m
NightUnavailable0%0%73%-55°73%30740m
NightUnavailable0%47%66%-44°84%20340m
NightUnavailable0%60%51%-32°79%15720m
NightUnavailable0%82%5%-20°85%17340m
NightUnavailable0%83%0%-7.1°83%10680m
Unavailable0%90%4%5.7°92%14420m
Unavailable0%92%9%18°96%21520m
Unavailable0%94%28%30°97%27380m
Unavailable0%82%27%40°90%33360m
Unavailable0%62%28%48°75%37260m
Unavailable0%66%23%52°78%39700m
Unavailable0%50%0%52°50%40300m
Unavailable0%37%0%46°37%40840m
Unavailable0%89%34%37°94%41460m
Unavailable96%67%46%26°99%40800m
Unavailable43%70%47%14°89%38320m
Unavailable34%61%40%1.5°78%29200m
NightUnavailable0%62%42%-12°78%27360m
NightUnavailable0%65%56%-24°74%24500m
NightUnavailable0%67%37%-37°81%25180m
NightUnavailable0%53%14%-48°64%28580m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%52%0%-58°52%30940m
NightUnavailable0%71%0%-64°71%29180m
NightUnavailable0%73%0%-63°73%30500m
NightUnavailable53%85%0%-55°91%29300m
NightUnavailable39%80%0%-45°83%26620m
NightUnavailable0%81%0%-33°81%26080m
NightUnavailable0%79%29%-20°88%25920m
NightUnavailable0%81%52%-7.2°93%24620m
Unavailable0%80%63%5.6°94%23120m
Unavailable0%82%59%18°95%24440m
Unavailable3%81%59%29°94%30580m
Unavailable0%69%58%40°90%34140m
Unavailable0%63%46%48°83%36980m
Unavailable0%66%0%52°66%39860m
Unavailable0%61%0%51°61%41020m
Unavailable0%62%57%45°68%41540m
Unavailable100%51%51%36°100%41600m
Unavailable0%51%48%25°59%41020m
Unavailable0%26%60%13°71%40860m
Unavailable37%20%62%1.3°80%39100m
NightUnavailable100%66%72%-12°100%37760m
NightUnavailable100%40%45%-25°100%31840m
NightUnavailable0%36%52%-37°67%31060m
NightUnavailable0%56%40%-49°71%29660m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%51%9%-58°58%26960m
NightUnavailable0%38%8%-64°44%26220m
NightUnavailable0%53%3%-63°55%24980m
NightUnavailable0%48%5%-55°50%22300m
NightUnavailable0%31%15%-45°37%20500m
NightUnavailable0%31%18%-33°40%21220m
NightUnavailable0%46%38%-20°61%22080m
NightUnavailable0%47%61%-7.3°71%21420m
Unavailable0%51%52%5.4°64%21780m
Unavailable61%69%45%18°92%21780m
Unavailable0%85%45%29°92%28920m
Unavailable0%85%42%40°92%33220m
Unavailable0%67%19%48°78%35640m
Unavailable0%68%25%52°79%38660m
Unavailable0%58%13%51°65%40300m
Unavailable0%48%59%45°70%40960m
Unavailable100%89%40%36°100%40900m
Unavailable0%39%44%25°57%41040m
Unavailable83%0%35%13°92%41000m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Morocco. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Marrakech.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
1
recorded matching window · 79% average confidence
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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