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Rule Painted Sky

Painted Skies over Provence

France

Golden hour clouds lit up in orange, pink and gold

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No dramatic sunset clouds predicted. Mediterranean skies can produce stunning colors at golden hour.

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Golden Clouds Potential · ≥ 80.0% Wind Speed · ≤ 6.0m/s Precipitation Chance · ≤ 10.0%

Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Golden Clouds Potential 100% failing
Golden Hour 83% failing
Wind Speed 19% failing

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Paris

No opportunities in the next 14 days

See the blocker timeline above to understand which conditions are preventing matches.

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Painted Sky detects conditions for spectacular cloud colors at sunset/sunrise:

  • Golden Clouds Potential: Combines cloud types and solar position
  • Cloud Layers: Mid and high clouds catch the best colors
  • Wind Speed: Moderate wind helps create interesting cloud formations
  • Precipitation: Low probability for good visibility

When conditions align, clouds transform into brilliant oranges, pinks, and golds.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Clouds Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Fri, Jan 9
07:0013%1.2m/s3%
08:0070%0.14m/s0%
09:0072%1.3m/s3%
10:0039%1.1m/s3%
11:0041%1.3m/s0%
12:0045%4.3m/s8%
13:0052%5.8m/s13%
14:0047%6.5m/s18%
15:0029%7.1m/s33%
16:0040%5.3m/s48%
17:0042%4.1m/s45%
18:0027%4.4m/s15%
19:0018%4.5m/s5%
20:0018%4.7m/s5%
21:0033%2.7m/s0%
22:0013%2.3m/s3%
23:009.5%1.4m/s3%
Sat, Jan 10
24:0013%1.3m/s0%
01:009.7%2.4m/s0%
02:009.5%4.5m/s0%
03:0027%4.5m/s0%
04:0013%3.4m/s3%
05:0035%2.1m/s5%
06:009.5%2.1m/s8%
07:009.5%1.5m/s3%
08:0020%3m/s5%
09:0021%2.2m/s5%
10:0051%4m/s3%
11:0047%3.9m/s3%
12:0050%5.5m/s5%
13:0051%5.2m/s5%
14:0029%5.7m/s3%
15:0021%8.4m/s0%
16:0020%8.7m/s3%
17:0021%8.6m/s3%
18:0014%7.4m/s0%
19:009.5%7.2m/s0%
20:009.5%7.2m/s0%
21:009.5%6.5m/s0%
22:009.5%8.3m/s0%
23:009.5%9.3m/s0%
Sun, Jan 11
24:009.5%8.8m/s0%
01:009.5%8.4m/s0%
02:009.5%7.6m/s0%
03:009.5%5.2m/s0%
04:009.5%3.3m/s0%
05:008.5%1.9m/s0%
06:006.5%1.5m/s0%
07:006.5%2.1m/s0%
08:0016%2m/s0%
09:0017%1.8m/s0%
10:0014%1.8m/s0%
11:0014%2.2m/s0%
12:0014%2.7m/s0%
13:0014%3m/s0%
14:0014%3.1m/s0%
15:0014%2.4m/s0%
16:0046%2.7m/s0%
17:0022%1.6m/s0%
18:0015%1m/s0%
19:0010%2m/s0%
20:0024%1.6m/s0%
21:0024%1.8m/s0%
22:0044%2.4m/s0%
23:0046%2.3m/s2%
Mon, Jan 12
24:0035%2.3m/s3%
01:0028%2.8m/s3%
02:0030%2.6m/s3%
03:0026%2.7m/s3%
04:0026%2.3m/s3%
05:0026%2.6m/s3%
06:0026%2.4m/s3%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Clouds 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
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Visibility
m
Fri, Jan 9 Sunrise 08:12 Sunset 17:18
08:00
- 0% 24% 11% 29% 24260m
09:00
- 0% 53% 0% 53% 32860m
10:00
- 0% 65% 0% 65% 12360m
11:00
- 0% 60% 0% 60% 7040m
12:00
- 0% 61% 0% 61% 18040m
13:00
- 0% 46% 0% 46% 56000m
14:00
- 0% 30% 0% 30% 66860m
15:00
- 0% 51% 100% 100% 71800m
16:00
- 0% 47% 100% 100% 67500m
17:00
- 0% 100% 100% 100% 47800m
18:00
- 0% 100% 100% 100% 26840m
19:00
- 0% 79% 0% 79% 35060m
20:00
- 0% 42% 100% 100% 22180m
21:00
- 0% 25% 8% 28% 28640m
22:00
- 0% 10% 0% 10% 21640m
23:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 34540m
Sat, Jan 10 Sunrise 08:12 Sunset 17:18
24:00
- 0% 14% 0% 14% 11020m
01:00
- 0% 4% 0% 4% 60020m
02:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 61660m
03:00
- 0% 0% 67% 67% 58160m
04:00
- 0% 0% 92% 92% 60680m
05:00
- 0% 0% 54% 54% 62380m
06:00
- 0% 0% 2% 2% 66120m
07:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 53820m
08:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 58260m
09:00
- 0% 2% 0% 2% 53340m
10:00
- 0% 28% 0% 28% 55220m
11:00
- 0% 31% 0% 31% 69620m
12:00
- 0% 54% 28% 66% 69460m
13:00
- 0% 42% 0% 42% 70200m
14:00
- 0% 15% 0% 15% 70460m
15:00
- 0% 10% 0% 10% 73200m
16:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 74220m
17:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 73120m
18:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 72740m
19:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 69140m
20:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 62720m
21:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 59180m
22:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 61440m
23:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 61940m
Sun, Jan 11 Sunrise 08:11 Sunset 17:19
24:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 53520m
01:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 53960m
02:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 60455m
03:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 63610m
04:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 49890m
05:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 27980m
06:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 14140m
07:00
- 0% 1% 0% 1% 11920m
08:00
- 0% 1% 0% 1% 15820m
09:00
- 0% 1% 0% 1% 18340m
10:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 41180m
11:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 69920m
12:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 75540m
13:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 77140m
14:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 78840m
15:00
- 0% 0% 0% 0% 79160m
16:00
- 16% 0% 0% 16% 76520m
17:00
- 95% 0% 0% 95% 74020m
18:00
- 100% 0% 0% 100% 61020m
19:00
- 100% 0% 0% 100% 63680m
20:00
- 100% 0% 100% 100% 66500m
21:00
- 100% 0% 98% 100% 60080m
22:00
- 33% 0% 59% 59% 65340m
23:00
- 16% 0% 44% 52% 73040m
Mon, Jan 12 Sunrise 08:11 Sunset 17:21
24:00
- 0% 0% 53% 53% 70320m
01:00
- 0% 19% 65% 75% 72460m
02:00
- 0% 52% 62% 71% 73360m
03:00
- 100% 62% 59% 100% 72900m
04:00
- 95% 52% 68% 98% 69940m
05:00
- 100% 75% 100% 100% 69560m
06:00
- 100% 58% 96% 100% 65680m
07:00
- 100% 58% 62% 100% 63980m
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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