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Rule Golden Hour

Verdon Gorge - Golden Hour - Provence

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence, France

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

No Golden Hour opportunities in the next 14 days

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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Golden Hour Potential · ≥ 80.0% Precipitation Chance · ≤ 5.0% Visibility · ≥ 12000.0m

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

Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Golden Hour Potential 100% failing
Precipitation Chance 93% failing
Golden Hour 83% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Low Cloud Cover89%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation-23.1° (Astronomical night)

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Paris

No opportunities in the next 10 days

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

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

This forecast tracks the golden light and dramatic skies that make Provence one of Europe's most painterly photography destinations. We combine cloud cover, visibility, and atmospheric data to predict optimal conditions for capturing the region's legendary light.

Provence has inspired artists from Van Gogh to Cézanne, and photographers continue to be drawn to its unique quality of light. Lavender fields, perched villages, and ochre cliffs create compositions that glow in the Mediterranean sun.

What makes Provence special for photography:

  • Legendary light - Clear Mediterranean air and angle of sun create warm, saturated colors
  • Lavender season - Purple fields bloom mid-June through mid-July
  • Perched villages - Gordes, Roussillon, and Les Baux offer dramatic elevated scenes
  • Painted skies - Summer sunsets often produce spectacular color over the landscape

The lavender season is short but spectacular. Arrive before dawn for soft light and no crowds at the famous rows. Outside lavender season, the region offers year-round beauty—autumn vineyards, winter olive groves, and spring wildflowers all catch the same remarkable light.

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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 Hour Potential
≥ 80.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 12000.0m
Sat, Feb 7
19:0012%22%24134m
20:0011%15%24134m
21:0011%7.4%24134m
22:0017%0%24134m
23:009.8%13%24134m
Sun, Feb 8
24:0011%26%24134m
01:007.8%39%23999m
02:0011%33%24134m
03:008.8%28%24135m
04:008.8%22%24134m
05:007.8%30%24134m
06:007.8%38%24134m
07:0025%46%24134m
08:0043%39%24135m
09:008.3%31%24135m
10:008.5%24%24134m
11:008.7%25%24122m
12:008.5%27%23801m
13:007.9%28%16563m
14:008%36%15462m
15:008.1%43%16519m
16:008.8%50%23725m
17:007.8%40%16740m
18:0047%31%16724m
19:008.2%21%23730m
20:007.8%26%17020m
21:007.4%30%16488m
22:007.8%35%16489m
23:008.2%40%24135m
Mon, Feb 9
24:007.8%45%24135m
01:008.2%50%24135m
02:008.6%33%24134m
03:009.7%17%24135m
04:009.2%0%24135m
05:0012%0%24135m
06:0014%0%24134m
07:0040%0%24135m
08:0054%7.4%24134m
09:009.1%15%24135m
10:0010%22%24134m
11:009.4%28%24134m
12:009.2%33%21437m
13:009.8%39%24134m
14:009.1%32%24134m
15:0017%25%24134m
16:0011%18%24134m
17:009.8%19%24135m
18:0079%21%24134m
19:0013%22%24134m
20:0011%31%24134m
21:0010%41%24135m
22:0010%50%24135m
23:0010%46%24135m
Tue, Feb 10
24:0010%42%24135m
01:0017%37%24134m
02:0012%35%24134m
03:009.7%32%24135m
04:009.1%30%24135m
05:008.5%41%17891m
06:007.7%53%11647m
07:0030%64%5404m
08:0037%61%10978m
09:007.4%58%16552m
10:007.8%54%22126m
11:007.4%65%18394m
12:006.8%77%14661m
13:007.2%88%10929m
14:007.8%90%15195m
15:007.8%92%19461m
16:008.2%94%23726m
17:008.2%94%22162m
18:0047%93%20598m
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
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sat, Feb 7 Sunrise 07:45 Sunset 17:53
20:00
- 0% 89% 0% 88% 89% 0.93m/s
21:00
- 5% 100% 0% 86% 100% 1.1m/s
22:00
- 5% 34% 0% 87% 34% 1.2m/s
23:00
- 86% 5% 0% 90% 86% 1.7m/s
Sun, Feb 8 Sunrise 07:45 Sunset 17:53
24:00
- 75% 7% 9% 93% 77% 2.1m/s
01:00
- 100% 100% 22% 95% 100% 2m/s
02:00
- 35% 78% 5% 93% 78% 1.8m/s
03:00
- 76% 50% 5% 93% 94% 2.1m/s
04:00
- 100% 4% 42% 95% 100% 1.9m/s
05:00
- 98% 2% 100% 94% 100% 2m/s
06:00
- 100% 2% 100% 93% 100% 2m/s
07:00
- 100% 3% 100% 93% 100% 2.3m/s
08:00
- 100% 3% 100% 92% 100% 2.5m/s
09:00
- 100% 85% 100% 89% 100% 2.2m/s
10:00
- 100% 100% 100% 85% 100% 2.2m/s
11:00
- 100% 100% 100% 82% 100% 2.6m/s
12:00
- 100% 100% 100% 79% 100% 2.9m/s
13:00
- 100% 100% 100% 81% 100% 3.1m/s
14:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 2.3m/s
15:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 1.8m/s
16:00
- 100% 100% 100% 86% 100% 1.4m/s
17:00
- 99% 100% 100% 91% 100% 0.89m/s
18:00
- 96% 100% 100% 93% 100% 0.4m/s
19:00
- 100% 100% 100% 93% 100% 0.93m/s
20:00
- 100% 100% 100% 95% 100% 1.3m/s
21:00
- 77% 100% 100% 95% 100% 1.5m/s
22:00
- 7% 99% 99% 95% 100% 1.3m/s
23:00
- 54% 98% 73% 94% 98% 1.3m/s
Mon, Feb 9 Sunrise 07:44 Sunset 17:55
24:00
- 20% 100% 69% 94% 100% 1.6m/s
01:00
- 98% 100% 100% 92% 100% 1.3m/s
02:00
- 52% 87% 100% 90% 100% 0.94m/s
03:00
- 5% 73% 87% 89% 97% 0.16m/s
04:00
- 5% 95% 78% 92% 95% 1.3m/s
05:00
- 0% 73% 43% 91% 73% 1.4m/s
06:00
- 0% 54% 21% 90% 54% 1.4m/s
07:00
- 3% 72% 4% 88% 72% 1.3m/s
08:00
- 37% 100% 5% 87% 100% 0.86m/s
09:00
- 82% 93% 5% 82% 93% 0.76m/s
10:00
- 22% 100% 5% 78% 100% 0.81m/s
11:00
- 62% 96% 34% 78% 96% 0.8m/s
12:00
- 6% 100% 92% 81% 100% 0.97m/s
13:00
- 65% 75% 66% 80% 78% 1.4m/s
14:00
- 79% 79% 25% 75% 92% 1.9m/s
15:00
- 13% 38% 5% 75% 40% 1.7m/s
16:00
- 8% 84% 6% 74% 84% 1.9m/s
17:00
- 60% 67% 5% 81% 81% 1.4m/s
18:00
- 5% 59% 18% 90% 60% 0.9m/s
19:00
- 16% 60% 5% 90% 61% 0.74m/s
20:00
- 8% 75% 4% 90% 75% 0.59m/s
21:00
- 5% 99% 5% 91% 99% 0.57m/s
22:00
- 22% 94% 4% 90% 94% 0.52m/s
23:00
- 70% 60% 39% 90% 76% 0.77m/s
Tue, Feb 10 Sunrise 07:42 Sunset 17:56
24:00
- 5% 11% 98% 91% 98% 0.86m/s
01:00
- 5% 5% 39% 92% 39% 0.84m/s
02:00
- 36% 29% 59% 88% 59% 0.92m/s
03:00
- 67% 54% 80% 85% 80% 1m/s
04:00
- 98% 78% 100% 81% 100% 1.1m/s
05:00
- 99% 85% 100% 85% 100% 1.2m/s
06:00
- 99% 93% 100% 89% 100% 1.4m/s
07:00
- 100% 100% 100% 93% 100% 1.5m/s
08:00
- 69% 100% 100% 93% 100% 1.6m/s
09:00
- 38% 100% 100% 93% 100% 1.8m/s
10:00
- 6% 100% 100% 94% 100% 1.9m/s
11:00
- 38% 100% 100% 95% 100% 1.7m/s
12:00
- 69% 100% 100% 95% 100% 1.5m/s
13:00
- 100% 100% 100% 96% 100% 1.3m/s
14:00
- 100% 100% 99% 96% 100% 1.3m/s
15:00
- 100% 100% 98% 97% 100% 1.3m/s
16:00
- 100% 99% 97% 97% 100% 1.3m/s
17:00
- 100% 100% 98% 96% 100% 1.4m/s
18:00
- 100% 100% 99% 96% 100% 1.5m/s
19:00
- 100% 100% 100% 95% 100% 1.5m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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