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Rule Golden Hour

Golden Hour Forecast for El Chaltén, Patagonia

El Chaltén, Santa Cruz, Argentina

El Chaltén sits beneath the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre massifs, with glacial rivers, lenga forest, and alpine lakes supplying layered foregrounds.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover46%
Mid Cloud Cover4%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-45.2° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
golden-hour weather icon
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
El Chaltén
Sat, Jul 18 · 09:14–10:29 · 1h window
Medium confidence
44%
🌇Golden Hour Potential84.6-93.8%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: -6.2° (Nautical twilight)
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
El Chaltén
Sun, Jul 19 · 09:13–10:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:99.5%
Medium

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Patagonia. The requirements and hourly values below show how those signals apply at El Chaltén.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
20
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Last 90 days
47
recorded matching windows · 73% average confidence
Last 365 days
66
recorded matching windows · 74% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

18:00 local time, shared by 19 of 66 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

May, with 22 of 66 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

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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95-hour requirements breakdown

When available, the detailed table below covers only the stated 95-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the next 14 days, so this table does not explain that entire 14-day period.

What passed or failed, hour by hour
2matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND 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
Tue, Jul 14
23:0014%0%24014m
Wed, Jul 15
24:0020%0%24013m
01:0020%0%24016m
02:0020%0%24007m
03:0023%0%24002m
04:0014%0%24003m
05:0011%2.3%23990m
06:0013%3.5%23989m
07:0016%15%23997m
08:0016%27%24003m
09:0076%39%24001m
10:0081%53%23998m
11:0020%73%24135m
12:0020%90%24135m
13:0017%93%24135m
14:0014%97%23488m
15:009.6%100%22812m
16:006%100%10252m
17:0044%99%2117m
18:0054%99%2611m
19:005.1%99%21014m
20:005.1%99%9951m
21:005.1%100%15431m
22:005.1%100%21094m
23:008.1%99%18288m
Thu, Jul 16
24:0013%99%7205m
01:0015%99%3422m
02:0015%99%3787m
03:0021%99%6216m
04:0017%94%2947m
05:0018%88%21411m
06:0020%83%21852m
07:0017%83%21977m
08:0016%84%22663m
09:0083%85%23734m
10:0078%85%24079m
11:0011%85%24099m
12:007.5%85%24135m
13:0011%90%24134m
14:0011%94%22903m
15:0020%99%3475m
16:009.6%99%1410m
17:0033%99%489m
18:0034%98%200m
19:007.5%99%195m
20:007.5%99%208m
21:0011%100%178m
22:0011%100%182m
23:007.5%100%212m
Fri, Jul 17
24:007.5%100%193m
01:007.5%100%202m
02:007.5%100%232m
03:006%100%201m
04:006%100%220m
05:006%100%201m
06:006%100%181m
07:006%100%163m
08:006%100%161m
09:0031%100%175m
10:0031%100%198m
11:006%100%211m
12:006%99%214m
13:006%99%208m
14:006%100%231m
15:006%100%225m
16:006%99%195m
17:0031%99%215m
18:0031%98%186m
19:006%98%179m
20:006%99%203m
21:006%99%213m
22:006%85%169m
23:006%70%162m
Sat, Jul 18
24:006%56%139m
01:006%56%165m
02:006%56%184m
03:0011%56%286m
04:009.6%37%8236m
05:0011%19%16185m
06:009.6%0%24135m
07:0014%0%24135m
08:0014%0%24135m
09:0085%0%24135m
10:0094%0%24135m
11:000%0%24135m
12:000%0%24135m
13:000%0%24135m
14:000%0%24135m
15:000%0%24135m
16:000%0%24135m
17:0064%0%24135m
18:0072%0%24135m
19:000%0%24135m
20:000%0%24135m
21:000%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 score

This 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
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Wed, Jul 15 Sunrise 09:39 Sunset 18:15
23:00
- 0% 46% 4% 87% -45° 46% 4.9m/s
Thu, Jul 16 Sunrise 09:39 Sunset 18:15
24:00
- 13% 35% 15% 88% -54° 35% 4.4m/s
01:00
- 86% 63% 23% 90% -60° 89% 4.5m/s
02:00
- 96% 36% 5% 91% -62° 96% 4.1m/s
03:00
- 100% 24% 4% 90% -59° 100% 4.3m/s
04:00
- 91% 65% 12% 90% -53° 91% 3.9m/s
05:00
- 64% 28% 21% 90% -44° 65% 3.8m/s
06:00
- 7% 16% 5% 89% -35° 18% 3.6m/s
07:00
- 1% 20% 0% 88% -25° 20% 3.5m/s
08:00
- 0% 11% 0% 87% -16° 11% 3.5m/s
09:00
- 0% 9% 0% 86% -6.4° 9% 3.4m/s
10:00
- 0% 11% 0% 84% 2.2° 11% 3.3m/s
11:00
- 0% 24% 0% 84% 9.2° 24% 2.7m/s
12:00
- 0% 18% 0% 80% 15° 18% 1.8m/s
13:00
- 0% 42% 0% 77% 18° 42% 1.4m/s
14:00
- 0% 17% 0% 78% 19° 17% 1.2m/s
15:00
- 0% 27% 0% 85% 18° 27% 2.1m/s
16:00
- 4% 75% 0% 92% 14° 75% 1.8m/s
17:00
- 3% 84% 0% 96% 8.7° 84% 1.9m/s
18:00
- 0% 99% 0% 98% 1.7° 99% 1.8m/s
19:00
- 0% 100% 0% 97% -7° 100% 1.6m/s
20:00
- 0% 99% 0% 97% -16° 99% 1.6m/s
21:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -26° 100% 1.7m/s
22:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -36° 100% 1.9m/s
23:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -45° 100% 1.9m/s
Fri, Jul 17 Sunrise 09:38 Sunset 18:16
24:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -53° 100% 1.7m/s
01:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -60° 100% 1.6m/s
02:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -62° 100% 1.4m/s
03:00
- 0% 100% 0% 99% -59° 100% 1.3m/s
04:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -53° 100% 1.1m/s
05:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -44° 100% 1m/s
06:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -35° 100% 1.1m/s
07:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -25° 100% 1.2m/s
08:00
- 0% 100% 0% 98% -16° 100% 1.4m/s
09:00
- 0% 100% 0% 97% -6.3° 100% 1.4m/s
10:00
- 0% 100% 0% 97% 2.3° 100% 1.1m/s
11:00
- 0% 100% 0% 95% 9.3° 100% 1.1m/s
12:00
- 0% 100% 0% 93% 15° 100% 1.4m/s
13:00
- 0% 100% 0% 92% 18° 100% 1.6m/s
14:00
- 0% 100% 0% 91% 20° 100% 1.6m/s
15:00
- 0% 100% 0% 92% 18° 100% 1.6m/s
16:00
- 0% 100% 0% 93% 15° 100% 1.6m/s
17:00
- 0% 100% 1% 94% 8.9° 100% 1.4m/s
18:00
- 0% 100% 1% 96% 1.8° 100% 1.1m/s
19:00
- 0% 100% 1% 97% -6.9° 100% 0.66m/s
20:00
- 0% 100% 5% 97% -16° 100% 0.33m/s
21:00
- 0% 100% 10% 97% -26° 100% 0.13m/s
22:00
- 0% 100% 51% 97% -36° 100% 0.32m/s
23:00
- 0% 100% 59% 96% -45° 100% 0.2m/s
Sat, Jul 18 Sunrise 09:37 Sunset 18:18
24:00
- 0% 100% 70% 96% -53° 100% 0.34m/s
01:00
- 0% 100% 70% 96% -59° 100% 0.28m/s
02:00
- 0% 100% 46% 96% -62° 100% 0.47m/s
03:00
- 0% 100% 3% 95% -59° 100% 1m/s
04:00
- 0% 67% 2% 87% -53° 67% 2.2m/s
05:00
- 0% 33% 1% 78% -44° 33% 3.4m/s
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 69% -35° 0% 4.6m/s
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 69% -25° 0% 4.4m/s
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 68% -15° 0% 4.3m/s
09:00
- 0% 0% 0% 68% -6.2° 0% 4.1m/s
10:00
- 1% 0% 2% 69% 2.4° 2% 4.4m/s
11:00
- 1% 0% 3% 70% 9.5° 3% 4.7m/s
12:00
- 2% 0% 5% 70% 15° 5% 5m/s
13:00
- 7% 0% 37% 70% 19° 37% 5m/s
14:00
- 12% 0% 68% 70% 20° 68% 4.9m/s
15:00
- 17% 0% 100% 69% 18° 100% 4.9m/s
16:00
- 13% 0% 93% 67% 15° 93% 4.6m/s
17:00
- 9% 0% 86% 65% 9.1° 86% 4.2m/s
18:00
- 5% 0% 79% 63% 79% 3.9m/s
19:00
- 5% 0% 67% 63% -6.8° 67% 3.8m/s
20:00
- 5% 0% 55% 63% -16° 55% 3.8m/s
21:00
- 5% 0% 44% 63% -26° 44% 3.7m/s
22:00
- 4% 0% 36% 63% -35° 36% 3.8m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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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