Rule
Golden Hour
El Calafate - Golden Hour - Patagonia
El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover10%
Mid Cloud Cover100%
High Cloud Cover100%
Sun Elevation43.0° (Daylight)
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (breezy) at Sunset
El Calafate
Tomorrow · 20:11–21:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
59%
🌇Golden Hour Potential86.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 1%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 7.8° (Daylight)
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
El Calafate
Tue, Feb 24 · 06:49–07:53
🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.9-100%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
El Calafate
Tue, Feb 24 · 20:09–21:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.6%
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
El Calafate
Wed, Feb 25 · 06:51–07:55
🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.2-100%
Medium
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast predicts when the legendary Patagonian peaks will catch alpenglow—the phenomenon that has drawn photographers to the end of the world for generations. We track clear sky conditions, wind patterns, and sun angle to identify when Fitzroy, Cerro Torre, and the Torres will ignite in pink and orange light.
Patagonia's granite spires are among Earth's most dramatic mountains, rising nearly vertically from relatively low elevation. This extreme relief means alpenglow hits the peaks while valleys remain cool-toned, creating spectacular contrast. The high southern latitude also means golden hour lasts significantly longer than in equatorial regions, giving photographers extended shooting windows.
What makes Patagonian golden hour exceptional:
- Fitzroy and Cerro Torre - These iconic spires turn brilliant red during sunrise alpenglow, with Laguna de los Tres and Laguna Torre providing classic viewpoints
- Torres del Paine sunrise - The three towers catch first light while Lago Pehoé and the valley remain in shadow
- Extended duration - At 50°S latitude, golden hour lasts 60-90 minutes versus 30 minutes in tropical locations
- Southern light quality - The "Roaring Forties" winds create exceptionally clear air when weather cooperates
Best photography requires commitment—the classic Fitzroy sunrise involves hiking in darkness to reach Laguna de los Tres by dawn. Torres del Paine offers easier access with lakeside viewpoints. Summer (December-February) brings 4am sunrises, while autumn (March-April) offers more reasonable timing with fewer tourists. Wind is the constant challenge—even during calm forecasts, expect gusts.
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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/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 1000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 21 | ||||
| 16:00 | ✕ | 11% | 39% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 12% | 39% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 11% | 39% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 11% | 39% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 65% | 39% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 65% | 39% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 34% | 42% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 12% | 45% | 24134m |
| Sun, Feb 22 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 15% | 48% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 15% | 59% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 15% | 70% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 82% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 15% | 70% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 13% | 42% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 14% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 83% | 9.1% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 49% | 4.6% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 10% | 0% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.8% | 14% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 8.8% | 27% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 9.4% | 41% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 55% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 54% | 68% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 50% | 82% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 12% | 86% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 16% | 91% | 24135m |
| Mon, Feb 23 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 15% | 95% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 15% | 96% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 16% | 98% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 100% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 16% | 97% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 16% | 94% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 91% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 73% | 94% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 55% | 97% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 17% | 100% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 17% | 83% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 18% | 65% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 15% | 48% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 45% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 42% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 39% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 7.5% | 26% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 11% | 13% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 14% | 0% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 86% | 0% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 90% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| Tue, Feb 24 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9.9% | 0% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 96% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 53% | 0% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✓ | 95% | 0% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 96% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| Wed, Feb 25 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 19% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 98% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 58% | 0% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 0% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.3% | 0% | 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/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 22
Sunrise 07:07
Sunset 20:56 | |||||||
| 16:00 | - | 100% | 10% | 100% | 49% | 100% | 4.8m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 100% | 9% | 100% | 48% | 100% | 5.4m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 58% | 47% | 100% | 5.8m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 57% | 49% | 100% | 5.2m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 54% | 100% | 5.6m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 63% | 100% | 6.2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 4% | 73% | 68% | 73% | 5.9m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 2% | 72% | 5% | 5.4m/s |
| Mon, Feb 23
Sunrise 07:09
Sunset 20:54 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 2% | 73% | 5% | 4.8m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 4% | 1% | 74% | 4% | 4.3m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 0% | 75% | 5% | 3.9m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 5% | 0% | 76% | 5% | 4.1m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 5% | 0% | 76% | 5% | 4.4m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 5% | 0% | 76% | 5% | 4.8m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 26% | 5% | 4% | 76% | 26% | 3.8m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 72% | 6% | 42% | 76% | 72% | 3.1m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 0% | 6% | 0% | 74% | 6% | 2.5m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 0% | 7% | 0% | 71% | 7% | 2.2m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 6% | 1% | 68% | 6% | 2m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 6% | 9% | 67% | 11% | 2.1m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 1% | 15% | 48% | 66% | 50% | 3.2m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 17% | 30% | 100% | 65% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 18% | 17% | 81% | 67% | 81% | 8.4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 35% | 24% | 100% | 65% | 100% | 8.9m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 5% | 79% | 100% | 60% | 100% | 10m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 0% | 50% | 58% | 52% | 67% | 11m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 0% | 4% | 5% | 45% | 5% | 11m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 0% | 2% | 0% | 45% | 2% | 9.4m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 48% | 1% | 9.2m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 52% | 0% | 7.9m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 0% | 6.8m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 62% | 1% | 5.7m/s |
| Tue, Feb 24
Sunrise 07:11
Sunset 20:52 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 1% | 0% | 62% | 5% | 5.3m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 1% | 6% | 61% | 6% | 4.9m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 1% | 5% | 61% | 5% | 5.2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 49% | 0% | 5% | 61% | 49% | 5.3m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 12% | 60% | 100% | 5.2m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 74% | 59% | 100% | 4.9m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 25% | 0% | 32% | 58% | 32% | 4.7m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 51% | 58% | 51% | 4.4m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 5% | 57% | 5% | 4.3m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 5% | 53% | 5% | 4.1m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 2% | 5% | 51% | 5% | 4.1m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 5% | 2% | 5% | 47% | 5% | 4.1m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 5% | 2% | 5% | 43% | 5% | 3.7m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 5% | 41% | 5% | 3.6m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 2% | 40% | 5% | 3.4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 1% | 40% | 5% | 3.3m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 37% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 37% | 3.6m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 26% | 0% | 0% | 42% | 26% | 4m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 42% | 5% | 4.5m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 5% | 0% | 0% | 43% | 5% | 5m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 4% | 5.1m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 0% | 5m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 0% | 3.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 54% | 1% | 2m/s |
| Wed, Feb 25
Sunrise 07:12
Sunset 20:50 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 55% | 1% | 0.44m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 3% | 0% | 19% | 52% | 20% | 0.62m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 38% | 49% | 38% | 0.8m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 56% | 46% | 56% | 0.98m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 38% | 43% | 39% | 1.3m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 19% | 41% | 21% | 1.6m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 4% | 1.9m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 10% | 1% | 4% | 35% | 10% | 2m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 17% | 2% | 9% | 31% | 17% | 2.1m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 24% | 3% | 13% | 28% | 24% | 2.1m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 49% | 4% | 42% | 28% | 49% | 2.1m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 75% | 4% | 71% | 27% | 75% | 2m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 100% | 5% | 100% | 27% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 30% | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 34% | 100% | 1.6m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 100% | 4% | 100% | 37% | 100% | 1.4m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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