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Painted Sky Forecast for Verdon Gorge, Provence

Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Provence, France

Verdon Gorge cuts between immense limestone walls above turquoise water; overlooks use winding river bends and boats to convey canyon scale.

2 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 Cover7%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover100%
Sun Elevation-51.6°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/Paris
golden-clouds weather icon
First upcoming window
Spectacular Painted Sky at Sunset
Verdon Gorge
Wed, Oct 14 · 19:00–19:11 · 1h window
Medium confidence
62%
🌤️Painted Sky Potential90.3%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 56%
High Cloud Cover: 27%
Sun Elevation: -1.8° (Civil twilight)
golden-clouds weather icon
Excellent Painted Sky at Sunrise
Verdon Gorge
Wed, Oct 21 · 07:38–08:00
🌤️Painted Sky Potential:81.3%
Low

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 Europe/Paris.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

  • Painted Sky Potential99% of hours
  • Golden Hour83% of hours
  • Precipitation Chance32% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Europe/Paris
Golden Hour
Any
Painted Sky Potential
≥ 80.0%
Wind Speed
≤ 6.0m/s
Precipitation Chance
≤ 10.0%
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 40%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 48%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 53%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.86m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 78%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 95%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.91m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 98%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 100%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 40%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 80%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 28%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.8m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.2m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.4m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 33%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 7m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 6.5m/s. Misses requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 34%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.94m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 35%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.54m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 15%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 37%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.98m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 36%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.42m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 8%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 13%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 54%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 59%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 5%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 14%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 18%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 20%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 71%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 84%. Meets requirementWind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 23%. Misses requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 0.93m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 10%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 6%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 3%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 32%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sat, Oct 10
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 26%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 16%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 57%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 9%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 5.7%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 6.5%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.6m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 5.2m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 4.7m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirementPainted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 3m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.4m/s. Meets requirementPrecipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement
Sun, Oct 11
Rule fails. 24:00Golden Hour: No. Misses requirementPainted Sky Potential: 3.8%. Misses requirementWind Speed: 2.2m/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 (Europe/Paris)Golden HourHigh CloudsLow CloudsMid-Level CloudsSolar ElevationTotal Cloud CoverageVisibility
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable100%7%0%-52°100%22980m
NightUnavailable76%48%0%-51°91%16460m
NightUnavailable0%51%0%-46°51%19060m
NightUnavailable0%82%36%-39°90%16820m
NightUnavailable4%86%31%-29°92%13640m
NightUnavailable6%95%34%-19°97%5320m
NightUnavailable0%100%5%-8.1°100%2660m
Unavailable0%100%27%2.8°100%1520m
Unavailable0%97%68%13°99%660m
Unavailable0%90%65%23°95%15860m
Unavailable2%95%85%31°96%21680m
Unavailable20%78%46%37°89%31040m
Unavailable18%18%3%40°33%37960m
Unavailable0%25%0%39°25%39120m
Unavailable100%0%100%36°100%39940m
Unavailable100%46%100%29°100%40100m
Unavailable0%16%0%20°16%39860m
Unavailable0%0%0%10°0%39580m
Unavailable0%0%0%0.35°0%39640m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-11°0%39540m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%39580m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%39460m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-41°0%38020m
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-48°0%34800m
NightUnavailable100%3%100%-52°100%33580m
NightUnavailable0%0%80%-51°80%30480m
NightUnavailable0%0%48%-47°48%29140m
NightUnavailable0%0%26%-39°26%35020m
NightUnavailable0%0%8%-30°8%35220m
NightUnavailable0%0%45%-19°45%37580m
NightUnavailable0%0%75%-8.3°75%33520m
Unavailable0%0%67%2.6°67%37400m
Unavailable0%0%58%13°58%36360m
Unavailable0%0%33%22°33%38360m
Unavailable0%0%0%30°0%40500m
Unavailable0%0%0%36°0%40680m
Unavailable0%15%0%40°15%40820m
Unavailable0%2%0%39°2%40780m
Unavailable0%41%0%35°41%40640m
Unavailable0%57%35%28°70%40780m
Unavailable0%12%24%20°22%41060m
Unavailable0%25%12%10°33%41080m
Unavailable0%28%16%0.09°38%39910m
NightUnavailable0%0%12%-11°12%38705m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%36160m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-32°0%28120m
NightUnavailable33%0%33%-41°60%26360m
Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable74%0%0%-49°74%24900m
NightUnavailable89%0%6%-52°93%26100m
NightUnavailable22%0%3%-52°25%26760m
NightUnavailable88%0%13%-47°94%26860m
NightUnavailable20%0%8%-39°27%26320m
NightUnavailable46%0%31%-30°69%23740m
NightUnavailable100%0%9%-19°100%25900m
NightUnavailable85%0%83%-8.6°88%24480m
Unavailable60%0%28%2.4°79%27340m
Unavailable100%0%39%13°100%29060m
Unavailable1%0%10%22°11%36040m
Unavailable0%0%0%30°0%40040m
Unavailable0%0%0%36°0%40880m
Unavailable0%0%0%39°0%41540m
Unavailable0%0%0%39°0%41140m
Unavailable0%14%0%35°14%41540m
Unavailable0%0%0%28°0%42040m
Unavailable0%0%0%20°0%42920m
Unavailable0%0%0%9.8°0%42680m
Unavailable0%0%0%-0.36°0%41700m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-12°0%41080m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-22°0%40660m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-33°0%40440m
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-42°0%40060m
Sun, Oct 11, 2026Sunrise · Sunset
NightUnavailable0%0%0%-49°0%38820m

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Provence. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Verdon Gorge.

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Recorded match history

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

Last 30 days
4
recorded matching windows · 79% average confidence
Last 90 days
6
recorded matching windows · 79% average confidence
Last 365 days
13
recorded matching windows · 80% average confidence
Most frequent recorded start hour

19:00 local time, shared by 4 of 13 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

October, with 4 of 13 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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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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