Golden Hour Forecast for Aspen, Rocky Mountains
Aspen combines the Maroon Bells, reflective alpine lakes and broad aspen groves, creating layered mountain compositions in autumn and winter.
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)Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
71-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 71-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 America/Denver.
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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 (America/Denver) | Diffuse Radiation | Direct Radiation | Golden Hour | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Relative Humidity | Solar Elevation | Total Cloud Coverage | Wind Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| 95W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 25% | 18° | 100% | 10m/s | |
| 43W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 98% | 0% | 100% | 46% | 7° | 100% | 9.5m/s | |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 83% | 0% | 87% | 51% | -4.6° | 87% | 6.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 93% | 0% | 97% | 60% | -16° | 97% | 4.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 71% | -28° | 100% | 3.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 93% | 0% | 100% | 70% | -38° | 100% | 1.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 74% | 0% | 100% | 66% | -48° | 100% | 3.3m/s |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 76% | 0% | 100% | 60% | -54° | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 26% | 0% | 54% | 59% | -57° | 54% | 4.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 84% | 51% | -54° | 84% | 3.5m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 34% | 40% | -46° | 34% | 3.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 44% | -37° | 5% | 2.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44% | -26° | 0% | 1.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% | -14° | 0% | 1.2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | -2.7° | 0% | 1m/s |
| 13W/m² | 28W/m² | Unavailable | 10% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 8.7° | 10% | 0.36m/s | |
| 41W/m² | 187W/m² | Unavailable | 6% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 20° | 6% | 1.2m/s | |
| 56W/m² | 367W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 29° | 0% | 1.4m/s | |
| 66W/m² | 520W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 38° | 0% | 2m/s | |
| 74W/m² | 626W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 43° | 0% | 2.4m/s | |
| 76W/m² | 677W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 45° | 0% | 3.1m/s | |
| 78W/m² | 665W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 2% | 19% | 42° | 2% | 3.6m/s | |
| 181W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 100% | 19% | 36° | 100% | 3.3m/s | |
| 363W/m² | 113W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 100% | 18% | 28° | 100% | 2.8m/s | |
| 101W/m² | 258W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 56% | 18% | 18° | 56% | 3.7m/s | |
| 50W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 100% | 28% | 6.7° | 100% | 6m/s | |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 70% | 0% | 83% | 28% | -4.9° | 83% | 0.92m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 87% | 0% | 97% | 28% | -17° | 97% | 3.6m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 88% | 30% | -28° | 100% | 1.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 76% | 0% | 38% | 29% | -39° | 76% | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 26% | 0% | 39% | 26% | -48° | 39% | 2m/s |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | -55° | 0% | 2.7m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | -57° | 0% | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | -54° | 0% | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | -47° | 0% | 2.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | -37° | 0% | 2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | -26° | 0% | 2.8m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% | -15° | 0% | 3.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% | -2.9° | 0% | 3.9m/s |
| 12W/m² | 28W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 32% | 8.5° | 0% | 4m/s | |
| 40W/m² | 186W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 19° | 0% | 2m/s | |
| 56W/m² | 363W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 3% | 26% | 29° | 3% | 3.9m/s | |
| 73W/m² | 497W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 4% | 26% | 37° | 4% | 3.7m/s | |
| 163W/m² | 498W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 29% | 25% | 43° | 30% | 3.2m/s | |
| 67W/m² | 692W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 26% | 44° | 6% | 2.9m/s | |
| 104W/m² | 635W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 99% | 26% | 42° | 99% | 4.1m/s | |
| 206W/m² | 394W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 100% | 25% | 36° | 100% | 4.9m/s | |
| 93W/m² | 448W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 49% | 25% | 27° | 52% | 4.1m/s | |
| 72W/m² | 294W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 29% | 17° | 6% | 4.2m/s | |
| 49W/m² | 115W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 39% | 6.4° | 9% | 2.2m/s | |
| Night | 5W/m² | 5W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 53% | -5.2° | 100% | 4.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 72% | -17° | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 78% | -28° | 9% | 3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 74% | -39° | 5% | 3.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 70% | -49° | 0% | 3.5m/s |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | ||||||||||
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 69% | -55° | 7% | 3.5m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 55% | 69% | -57° | 55% | 3.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 69% | -54° | 7% | 3.4m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 70% | -47° | 7% | 3.3m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 69% | -37° | 7% | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 68% | -26° | 5% | 3.1m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 10% | 68% | -15° | 12% | 3.2m/s |
| Night | 0W/m² | 0W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 67% | -3.1° | 8% | 3.3m/s |
| 12W/m² | 15W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 72% | 65% | 8.3° | 75% | 2.9m/s | |
| 45W/m² | 163W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 52% | 19° | 8% | 2.4m/s | |
| 63W/m² | 340W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 5% | 45% | 29° | 8% | 2.3m/s | |
| 115W/m² | 395W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 66% | 48% | 37° | 69% | 2.9m/s | |
| 160W/m² | 396W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 61% | 62% | 42° | 68% | 4.3m/s | |
| 122W/m² | 410W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 5% | 47% | 61% | 44° | 51% | 3.6m/s | |
| 119W/m² | 602W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 5% | 30% | 46% | 41° | 32% | 3.1m/s | |
| 121W/m² | 493W/m² | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 34% | 44% | 36° | 37% | 4.3m/s | |
| 119W/m² | 97W/m² | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | 58% | 27° | 100% | 2.5m/s | |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Golden Hour conditions across Rocky Mountains. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Aspen.
Explore Golden Hour conditions across Rocky Mountains →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Aspen during the last 365 days.
06:00 local time, shared by 93 of 163 matches recorded in the last 365 days.
June, with 26 of 163 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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