What conditions does Golden Hour look for?

Golden Hour: Any. Golden Hour Potential: ≥ 80.0%. Precipitation Chance: ≤ 5.0%. Visibility: ≥ 1000.0m

How often do conditions match?

There are 7 upcoming opportunity windows in the next 10 days.

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Crested Butte - Golden Hour - Rocky Mountains

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Currently

Real-time conditions

Golden Hour Potential

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover0%

Sun Elevation22.7° (Daylight)

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Denver

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Crested Butte

Tomorrow · 05:31–06:29 · 1h window

Medium confidence

58%

🌇Golden Hour Potential94-95.5%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 19%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: -9.0° (Nautical twilight)

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Crested Butte

Tomorrow · 19:56–20:54

🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.7-90%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Crested Butte

Fri, Jul 10 · 05:32–06:30

🌇Golden Hour Potential:94%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Crested Butte

Fri, Jul 10 · 19:56–20:54

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Crested Butte

Sun, Jul 12 · 05:33–06:31

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Excellent Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Crested Butte

Tue, Jul 14 · 05:35–06:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:81.2%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Crested Butte

Wed, Jul 15 · 05:35–06:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour

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AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time America/Denver	Golden Hour Any	Golden Hour Potential ≥ 80.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0%	Visibility ≥ 1000.0m
Tue, Jul 7
07:00	✕	28%	17%	24135m
08:00	✕	26%	33%	24135m
09:00	✕	23%	50%	24135m
10:00	✕	21%	45%	24135m
11:00	✕	21%	40%	24135m
12:00	✕	29%	35%	24135m
13:00	✕	25%	40%	24135m
14:00	✕	26%	31%	24134m
15:00	✕	29%	22%	24135m
16:00	✕	27%	33%	23807m
17:00	✕	27%	45%	5814m
18:00	✕	29%	56%	531m
19:00	✓	96%	41%	24134m
20:00	✓	76%	21%	24135m
21:00	✕	41%	0%	14299m
22:00	✕	24%	17%	24135m
23:00	✕	23%	33%	24134m
Wed, Jul 8
24:00	✕	29%	50%	24135m
01:00	✕	30%	0%	24134m
02:00	✕	26%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	22%	0%	24134m
04:00	✕	25%	0%	24134m
05:00	✓	81%	0%	24134m
06:00	✓	93%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	28%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	26%	0%	24135m
09:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
10:00	✕	22%	0%	24135m
11:00	✕	20%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	20%	0%	24134m
13:00	✕	20%	0%	24134m
14:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
15:00	✕	20%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	27%	7.4%	24134m
17:00	✕	27%	15%	24134m
18:00	✕	27%	22%	24135m
19:00	✓	88%	28%	24135m
20:00	✓	96%	33%	24135m
21:00	✕	46%	39%	24134m
22:00	✕	26%	34%	24134m
23:00	✕	26%	30%	24134m
Thu, Jul 9
24:00	✕	23%	26%	24135m
01:00	✕	23%	17%	24135m
02:00	✕	23%	8.7%	24134m
03:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
04:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
05:00	✓	94%	0%	24135m
06:00	✓	96%	0%	24135m
07:00	✕	24%	0%	24134m
08:00	✕	24%	0%	24135m
09:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
10:00	✕	20%	0%	24134m
11:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	21%	0%	24135m
13:00	✕	20%	0%	24134m
14:00	✕	20%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	27%	0%	24135m
17:00	✕	26%	0%	24135m
18:00	✕	26%	0%	24135m
19:00	✓	85%	0%	24135m
20:00	✓	90%	0%	24135m
21:00	✕	43%	0%	24134m
22:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
23:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
Fri, Jul 10
24:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
02:00	✕	24%	0%	24134m
03:00	✕	24%	0%	24135m
04:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
05:00	✓	94%	0%	24134m
06:00	✓	94%	0%	24134m
07:00	✕	24%	0%	24135m
08:00	✕	23%	0%	24134m
09:00	✕	21%	0%	24134m
10:00	✕	21%	0%	24135m
11:00	✕	23%	0%	24135m
12:00	✕	21%	0%	24135m
13:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
14:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
15:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
16:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
17:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
18:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
19:00	✓	100%	0%	24135m
20:00	✓	100%	0%	24135m
21:00	✕	32%	0%	24135m
22:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
23:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
Sat, Jul 11
24:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
01:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
02:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
03:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
04:00	✕	0%	0%	24135m
05:00	✓	75%	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/Denver	Golden Hour	High Clouds %	Low Clouds %	Mid-Level Clouds %	Relative Humidity %	Solar Elevation °	Total Cloud Coverage %	Wind Speed m/s
Wed, Jul 8 Sunrise 05:50 Sunset 20:35
08:00	-	0%	0%	0%	58%	23°	0%	0.61m/s
09:00	-	0%	0%	0%	41%	34°	0%	0.72m/s
10:00	-	0%	0%	2%	28%	46°	2%	0.86m/s
11:00	-	0%	0%	4%	22%	57°	4%	1.9m/s
12:00	-	0%	0%	20%	19%	67°	20%	2.8m/s
13:00	-	0%	0%	24%	17%	73°	24%	3.7m/s
14:00	-	0%	0%	6%	14%	71°	6%	4.8m/s
15:00	-	6%	0%	15%	17%	62°	15%	6m/s
16:00	-	5%	0%	15%	18%	51°	15%	3.9m/s
17:00	-	6%	0%	93%	24%	39°	93%	3.5m/s
18:00 ☾	-	53%	0%	42%	27%	28°	53%	3.2m/s
19:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	25%	16°	0%	2m/s
20:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	45%	38%	5.5°	45%	1.7m/s
21:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	7%	44%	-4.8°	7%	2m/s
22:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	26%	48%	-14°	26%	2m/s
23:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	89%	49%	-21°	89%	0.91m/s
Thu, Jul 9 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	77%	48%	-26°	77%	0.45m/s
01:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	30%	53%	-29°	30%	0.27m/s
02:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	52%	58%	-28°	52%	1.5m/s
03:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	5%	60%	-24°	5%	1.6m/s
04:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	6%	62%	-17°	6%	0.85m/s
05:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	19%	64%	-9°	19%	1m/s
06:00	-	0%	0%	7%	64%	1.1°	7%	1.5m/s
07:00	-	0%	0%	2%	54%	11°	2%	1.1m/s
08:00	-	0%	0%	4%	39%	23°	4%	0.83m/s
09:00	-	0%	0%	1%	31%	34°	1%	1.3m/s
10:00	-	0%	0%	30%	21%	46°	30%	1.3m/s
11:00	-	0%	0%	68%	17%	57°	68%	4m/s
12:00	-	0%	0%	76%	14%	67°	76%	6.1m/s
13:00	-	0%	0%	56%	13%	73°	56%	6.6m/s
14:00	-	0%	0%	48%	12%	71°	48%	6.4m/s
15:00	-	0%	0%	90%	11%	62°	90%	6.3m/s
16:00	-	0%	0%	95%	11%	51°	95%	6.4m/s
17:00	-	0%	0%	100%	14%	39°	100%	7.4m/s
18:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	7%	22%	28°	7%	5.7m/s
19:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	23%	16°	0%	3.7m/s
20:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	34%	5.4°	0%	2.6m/s
21:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	41%	-4.9°	0%	3m/s
22:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	43%	-14°	0%	2.8m/s
23:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	44%	-21°	0%	2.4m/s
Fri, Jul 10 Sunrise 05:51 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	44%	-27°	0%	1.9m/s
01:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	4%	45%	-29°	4%	1.5m/s
02:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	4%	46%	-28°	4%	1.3m/s
03:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	15%	47%	-24°	15%	1.4m/s
04:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	5%	48%	-18°	5%	1.6m/s
05:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	2%	50%	-9.1°	2%	1.1m/s
06:00	-	0%	0%	2%	52%	0.99°	2%	1.1m/s
07:00	-	0%	0%	0%	46%	11°	0%	1.2m/s
08:00	-	0%	0%	0%	34%	23°	0%	0.96m/s
09:00	-	0%	0%	1%	26%	34°	1%	1.4m/s
10:00	-	0%	0%	0%	19%	46°	0%	1.7m/s
11:00	-	0%	0%	99%	15%	57°	99%	2.1m/s
12:00	-	0%	0%	99%	13%	67°	99%	2.2m/s
13:00	-	1%	0%	71%	23%	73°	71%	1.8m/s
14:00	-	2%	0%	44%	34%	71°	44%	1.5m/s
15:00	-	4%	0%	17%	44%	62°	17%	1.1m/s
16:00	-	2%	0%	17%	43%	51°	17%	1.1m/s
17:00	-	1%	0%	17%	43%	39°	17%	1.2m/s
18:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	16%	42%	28°	16%	1.2m/s
19:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	16%	44%	16°	16%	1.3m/s
20:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	16%	45%	5.4°	16%	1.4m/s
21:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	16%	47%	-4.9°	16%	1.5m/s
22:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	11%	47%	-14°	11%	1.3m/s
23:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	5%	48%	-21°	5%	1.2m/s
Sat, Jul 11 Sunrise 05:52 Sunset 20:34
24:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	49%	-27°	0%	0.96m/s
01:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	41%	-29°	0%	0.93m/s
02:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	33%	-28°	0%	0.9m/s
03:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	0%	25%	-24°	0%	0.87m/s
04:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	33%	23%	-18°	33%	1.5m/s
05:00 ☾	-	0%	0%	66%	20%	-9.2°	66%	2.2m/s
06:00	-	0%	0%	99%	18%	0.89°	99%	2.9m/s
07:00	-	0%	0%	91%	17%	11°	91%	2.5m/s

How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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