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Painted Sky Forecast for North Conway, New England, USA

North Conway, New Hampshire, United States

North Conway lies below the White Mountains, with the Saco River, covered bridges, wooded slopes, and nearby road overlooks framing fall color.

0 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 Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-9.0°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/New_York

No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast

See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.

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 Potential100% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Wind Speed11% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
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: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 12%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 37%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 25%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 44%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 33%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 8.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 4%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 1%. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.3m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 15%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.6%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.72m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.4%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.76m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/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%0%100%-9°100%44700m
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-20°100%44900m
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-30°100%41000m
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-39°100%35100m
NightUnavailable0%80%0%-47°80%31800m
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%1%0%-51°1%27800m
NightUnavailable0%19%0%-51°19%25300m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-47°5%24000m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-40°0%22800m
NightUnavailable0%4%0%-31°4%20500m
NightUnavailable0%100%98%-21°100%18800m
NightUnavailable0%100%100%-9.9°100%16300m
Unavailable0%100%100%1.2°100%14900m
Unavailable0%0%0%11°0%16000m
Unavailable0%1%0%21°1%17400m
Unavailable0%12%0%29°12%21000m
Unavailable0%1%0%36°1%25600m
Unavailable0%0%0%39°0%32900m
Unavailable0%20%0%39°20%43500m
Unavailable0%7%0%36°7%50200m
Unavailable0%0%0%30°0%50300m
Unavailable0%0%0%21°0%49800m
Unavailable0%0%0%12°0%49000m
Unavailable0%0%0%1.7°0%45000m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-9.3°0%37200m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-20°0%34700m
NightUnavailable100%0%0%-30°100%32800m
NightUnavailable0%0%8%-40°8%28000m
NightUnavailable5%0%100%-47°100%27400m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable94%0%100%-52°100%25400m
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-52°100%23400m
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-48°100%22100m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-40°100%23100m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-31°100%21600m
NightUnavailable100%0%100%-21°100%19500m
NightUnavailable0%0%100%-10°100%19400m
Unavailable0%0%8%1°8%20200m
Unavailable0%0%11%11°11%21400m
Unavailable0%3%2%21°3%31200m
Unavailable0%5%0%29°5%36400m
Unavailable0%11%0%35°11%39500m
Unavailable0%62%0%39°63%32060m
Unavailable0%72%0%39°73%27870m
Unavailable0%47%0%36°49%27330m
Unavailable0%5%0%29°8%24140m
Unavailable0%33%0%21°36%24140m
Unavailable0%5%0%12°7%24140m
Unavailable0%5%0%1.5°5%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-9.6°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-20°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-31°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-40°0%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%24140m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-52°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-52°5%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%24140m
NightUnavailable5%5%0%-41°12%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-31°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%5%0%-21°6%24140m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-10°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%0.82°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%11°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%20°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%29°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%35°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%39°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%39°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%35°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%29°0%24140m
Unavailable0%0%0%21°0%24140m
Unavailable5%0%5%11°11%24140m
Unavailable5%5%5%1.2°13%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 North Conway.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at North Conway 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 · 73% 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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