Rule
Golden Hour
Bennington - Golden Hour - New England, USA
Bennington, Vermont, United States
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation48.0° (Daylight)
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/New_York
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bennington
Today · 19:51–20:00 · 1h window
High confidence
77%
🌇Golden Hour Potential96.1%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 5%
Sun Elevation: 14.7° (Daylight)
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Bennington
Sat, Jul 11 · 05:03–06:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bennington
Sat, Jul 11 · 19:50–20:53
🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.7-100%
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Bennington
Sun, Jul 12 · 05:04–06:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:99.7%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Bennington
Sun, Jul 12 · 19:49–20:52
🌇Golden Hour Potential:91.2%
Low
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast identifies when peak fall foliage will align with golden hour light—the holy grail of New England autumn photography. We track sun angle, foliage peak timing, and clear sky conditions to predict when warm light will set the autumn landscape ablaze.
New England's fall foliage is legendary, but adding golden hour light transforms good foliage into extraordinary imagery. The region's iconic elements—white church steeples, covered bridges, maple-lined rural roads—become transcendent when bathed in warm dawn or dusk light during peak color.
What makes New England golden hour exceptional:
- Peak foliage window - Two-week window typically early-to-mid October when color peaks with still-leafy trees
- Church steeples - White New England churches surrounded by red and gold foliage in warm light are bucket-list shots
- Covered bridges - Historic wooden bridges framed by flaming foliage at sunrise or sunset
- Rural roads - Maple canopy roads create natural tunnels of red and gold enhanced by low-angle light
Best photography occurs during the brief peak foliage window, which moves from north to south. Northern Vermont and New Hampshire peak late September to early October, while southern New England peaks mid-to-late October. Classic locations include Stowe, the Kancamagus Highway, and the Berkshires.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/New_York | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 1000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 8 | ||||
| 01:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 21% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 85% | 0% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 85% | 0% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 24% | 0% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 24% | 0% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 30% | 0% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 32% | 0% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 29% | 0% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 28% | 0% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 96% | 0% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 73% | 0% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 41% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 25% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 27% | 0% | 24134m |
| Thu, Jul 9 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 26% | 0% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 26% | 0% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 25% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 21% | 7.4% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 21% | 15% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 83% | 22% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 89% | 32% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 23% | 42% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 28% | 52% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 28% | 58% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 27% | 63% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 29% | 68% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 28% | 76% | 23518m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 28% | 83% | 24133m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 26% | 90% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 20% | 74% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 18% | 59% | 15876m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 17% | 43% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 17% | 42% | 21207m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 58% | 40% | 19874m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 56% | 38% | 5629m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 37% | 30% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 26% | 22% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 25% | 13% | 24134m |
| Fri, Jul 10 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 23% | 16% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 24% | 19% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 24% | 23% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 24% | 30% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 24% | 38% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 52% | 46% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 33% | 58% | 4638m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 9% | 71% | 1467m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 12% | 83% | 2496m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 14% | 87% | 3679m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 15% | 91% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 21% | 94% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 29% | 96% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 26% | 97% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 17% | 99% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 0% | 99% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✓ | 100% | 100% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 91% | 100% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 26% | 100% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| Sat, Jul 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 0% | 100% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 0% | 67% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 0% | 33% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 13% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 0% | 26% | 24135m |
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 America/New_York | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Solar Elevation ° | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jul 8
Sunrise 05:22
Sunset 20:32 | ||||||||
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 67% | 48° | 0% | 1.1m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 44% | 0% | 0% | 61% | 58° | 44% | 1.5m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 66° | 5% | 1.9m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 88% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 70° | 88% | 2.3m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 22% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 66° | 22% | 2.4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 50% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 57° | 50% | 2.4m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 89% | 0% | 0% | 51% | 47° | 89% | 2.2m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 18% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 36° | 18% | 1.5m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 25° | 5% | 1.5m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 15° | 6% | 1.1m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 89% | 1% | 0% | 72% | 4.6° | 89% | 1.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 78% | 0% | 0% | 69% | -4.8° | 78% | 1.9m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 76% | 0% | 0% | 70% | -13° | 76% | 2m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 58% | 0% | 0% | 71% | -19° | 58% | 1.7m/s |
| Thu, Jul 9
Sunrise 05:23
Sunset 20:32 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 56% | 0% | 0% | 72% | -23° | 56% | 1.6m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 74% | 0% | 0% | 74% | -25° | 74% | 1.5m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 78% | -23° | 0% | 1.7m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 86% | -19° | 0% | 1.6m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 91% | -12° | 0% | 1.6m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 94% | -4.2° | 0% | 1.5m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 0% | 14% | 0% | 95% | 5.2° | 14% | 1.7m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 5% | 6% | 0% | 88% | 15° | 6% | 1.4m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 82% | 1% | 0% | 80% | 26° | 82% | 1.5m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 77% | 37° | 5% | 1.8m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 5% | 11% | 5% | 73% | 48° | 11% | 2m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 5% | 3% | 1% | 69% | 58° | 5% | 2m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 1% | 5% | 68% | 66° | 5% | 2.9m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 75% | 3% | 5% | 65% | 69° | 75% | 3.3m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 40% | 1% | 72% | 68% | 66° | 72% | 2.8m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 5% | 32% | 5% | 55% | 57° | 32% | 2.1m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 36% | 100% | 57% | 63% | 47° | 100% | 3.3m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 88% | 13% | 11% | 84% | 36° | 88% | 1.2m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 100% | 21% | 64% | 83% | 25° | 100% | 2.8m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 71% | 5% | 87% | 15° | 100% | 3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 35% | 89% | 4.6° | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 98% | 3% | 78% | 92% | -4.9° | 98% | 1.3m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 21% | 93% | -13° | 100% | 1.3m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 62% | 0% | 3% | 95% | -19° | 62% | 1.5m/s |
| Fri, Jul 10
Sunrise 05:24
Sunset 20:32 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 84% | 0% | 7% | 95% | -24° | 84% | 1.2m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 5% | 96% | -25° | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 5% | 97% | -23° | 100% | 1.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 1% | 6% | 97% | -19° | 100% | 1.1m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 8% | 5% | 98% | -13° | 100% | 0.67m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 73% | 31% | 100% | 99% | -4.4° | 100% | 1.2m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 82% | 45% | 100% | 99% | 5.1° | 100% | 1.2m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 38% | 60% | 100% | 99% | 15° | 100% | 1m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 100% | 78% | 98% | 96% | 26° | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 99% | 85% | 100% | 94% | 37° | 100% | 1.3m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 100% | 52% | 100% | 87% | 48° | 100% | 0.88m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 100% | 36% | 100% | 77% | 58° | 100% | 1.3m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 100% | 42% | 100% | 69% | 66° | 100% | 2m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 100% | 40% | 78% | 66% | 69° | 100% | 2m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 100% | 59% | 100% | 66% | 66° | 100% | 2.8m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 100% | 39% | 67% | 76% | 57° | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 100% | 20% | 33% | 86% | 47° | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 100% | 0% | 0% | 96% | 36° | 100% | 1m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 66% | 0% | 0% | 96% | 25° | 66% | 1.2m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 33% | 0% | 0% | 96% | 15° | 33% | 1.3m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 96% | 4.5° | 0% | 1.4m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -5° | 0% | 1.4m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -13° | 0% | 1.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 95% | -20° | 0% | 1.5m/s |
| Sat, Jul 11
Sunrise 05:24
Sunset 20:31 | ||||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 12% | 0% | 0% | 91% | -24° | 12% | 1.5m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 23% | 0% | 0% | 88% | -25° | 23% | 1.5m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 34% | 0% | 0% | 85% | -23° | 34% | 1.5m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 23% | 13% | 0% | 71% | -19° | 36% | 1.6m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 12% | 27% | 1% | 58% | -13° | 38% | 1.7m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 40% | 1% | 44% | -4.5° | 40% | 1.8m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 1% | 49% | 1% | 42% | 5° | 49% | 2.3m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 2% | 58% | 2% | 41% | 15° | 58% | 2.9m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 3% | 67% | 2% | 39% | 26° | 67% | 3.4m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 3% | 45% | 5% | 39% | 37° | 49% | 3.3m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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