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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Sky Forecast for Burlington, New England, USA

Burlington, Vermont, United States

Burlington's Lake Champlain waterfront looks west toward the Adirondacks, using breakwaters, boats, and the long horizon to structure sunset images.

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 Cover100%
Mid Cloud Cover9%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-7.5°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/New_York
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Excellent Painted Sky at Sunrise
Burlington
Fri, Oct 9 · 06:42–07:38 · 1h window
Low confidence
38%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential80-86.5%
Low Cloud Cover: 53%
Mid Cloud Cover: 16%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -11.6° (Nautical 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 America/New_York.

Most common blockers

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

  • Painted Sky Potential97% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance32% of hours
2matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecastJump to first displayed match
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/New_York
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 67%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 49%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 17%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 48%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.1m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 16%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 66%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 39%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 22%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 7%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 87%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule passes. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 80%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 43%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.9m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 38%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 9%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.92m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.3%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 7.2%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.3%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/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 (America/New_York)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%100%9%-7.5°100%46900m
NightUnavailable0%86%57%-18°86%45200m
NightUnavailable0%49%11%-28°49%40900m
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-38°100%37500m
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-46°100%35500m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-50°100%33600m
NightUnavailable9%100%100%-51°100%1900m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-48°100%13300m
NightUnavailable2%100%100%-41°100%8800m
NightUnavailable6%2%100%-32°100%14600m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%15900m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-11°0%15500m
Unavailable0%0%0%-0.24°0%14900m
Unavailable0%16%0%9.8°16%15600m
Unavailable0%100%100%19°100%16200m
Unavailable0%100%27%28°100%16200m
Unavailable0%52%0%35°52%20800m
Unavailable0%20%0%39°20%32500m
Unavailable0%60%0%39°60%33500m
Unavailable0%33%0%36°33%36100m
Unavailable0%34%0%31°34%39300m
Unavailable0%100%0%22°100%39300m
Unavailable0%61%0%13°61%33000m
Unavailable0%11%0%3°11%33200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-7.8°0%30100m
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-18°1%28500m
NightUnavailable1%100%100%-29°100%5200m
NightUnavailable0%61%62%-38°62%20400m
NightUnavailable70%0%0%-46°70%21200m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-51°100%21400m
NightUnavailable92%0%0%-52°92%20800m
NightUnavailable11%0%5%-48°11%20100m
NightUnavailable100%16%100%-41°100%18800m
NightUnavailable100%100%100%-32°100%21400m
NightUnavailable99%0%100%-22°100%22300m
NightUnavailable0%53%16%-12°53%21400m
NightUnavailable0%37%34%-0.57°37%21100m
Unavailable0%76%0%9.6°76%21800m
Unavailable0%4%2%19°4%23900m
Unavailable0%92%0%28°92%22300m
Unavailable0%100%0%34°100%25400m
Unavailable0%95%0%38°95%22835m
Unavailable0%61%0%39°62%25920m
Unavailable0%100%0%36°100%26430m
Unavailable0%100%0%30°100%24140m
Unavailable0%81%0%22°85%24140m
Unavailable0%100%0%13°100%24140m
Unavailable0%100%0%2.7°100%24140m
NightUnavailable0%34%0%-8.1°37%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-19°8%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-29°8%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-39°8%24140m
NightUnavailable0%10%0%-46°12%24140m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%10%0%-51°12%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-52°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-41°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-12°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-0.86°6%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%9.3°0%24140m
Unavailable0%5%0%19°5%24140m
Unavailable0%5%0%27°5%24140m
Unavailable0%5%0%34°5%24140m
Unavailable0%0%5%38°5%24140m
Unavailable5%5%5%39°11%24140m
Unavailable5%5%5%36°17%24140m
Unavailable0%5%5%30°9%24140m
Unavailable5%5%5%22°11%24140m
Unavailable100%31%0%12°100%24140m
Unavailable100%5%0%2.4°100%24140m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across New England, USA. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Burlington.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
3
recorded matching windows · 70% average confidence

Only 3 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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