Rule
Golden Hour
Vail - Golden Hour - Rocky Mountains
Edwards, Colorado, United States
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
Currently
Real-time conditionsLow Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover83%
High Cloud Cover19%
Sun Elevation-5.0° (Civil twilight)
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in America/Denver
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Vail
Tomorrow · 06:20–07:00 · 1h window
High confidence
79%
🌇Golden Hour Potential100%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 5%
High Cloud Cover: 4%
Sun Elevation: -7.9° (Nautical twilight)
Excellent Golden Hour at Sunrise
Vail
Fri, Apr 10 · 06:18–07:00
🌇Golden Hour Potential:84.6%
Medium
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND 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, Apr 7 | ||||
| 19:00 | ✕ | 58% | 26% | 24135m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 100% | 13% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| Wed, Apr 8 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 16% | 0% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 15% | 0% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 9.9% | 0% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 7.4% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.6% | 15% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 22% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.7% | 22% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 22% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 10% | 22% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 34% | 15% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 68% | 7.4% | 24135m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 23497m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 13% | 0% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 21597m |
| Thu, Apr 9 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 23666m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 17% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 18% | 0% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 100% | 0% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 76% | 13% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 17% | 26% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 17% | 39% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 17% | 33% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 17% | 28% | 24134m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 10% | 22% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 8.9% | 28% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 7.5% | 33% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 39% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.7% | 33% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 9.2% | 28% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 22% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 35% | 15% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 60% | 7.4% | 16004m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| Fri, Apr 10 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24134m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 0% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 0% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 11% | 0% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 12% | 0% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 85% | 0% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 62% | 7.4% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 12% | 15% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 11% | 22% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 35% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 48% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 8.5% | 61% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 53% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 45% | 24134m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 8.9% | 37% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 8.1% | 43% | 23952m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 8.1% | 49% | 22760m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 9.1% | 54% | 24134m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 33% | 52% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 59% | 49% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 9.7% | 46% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 12% | 48% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 11% | 50% | 24135m |
| Sat, Apr 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 11% | 52% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 11% | 48% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 12% | 44% | 24135m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 12% | 39% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 10% | 45% | 18001m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9.9% | 51% | 11868m |
| 06:00 | ✓ | 47% | 56% | 5734m |
| 07:00 | ✓ | 55% | 70% | 9922m |
| 08:00 | ✕ | 9.8% | 83% | 14110m |
| 09:00 | ✕ | 11% | 97% | 18298m |
| 10:00 | ✕ | 11% | 98% | 14143m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 9.5% | 99% | 9989m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 8.3% | 100% | 5835m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 8.6% | 91% | 9610m |
| 14:00 | ✕ | 12% | 82% | 13386m |
| 15:00 | ✕ | 14% | 73% | 17162m |
| 16:00 | ✕ | 15% | 73% | 19486m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 17% | 73% | 21811m |
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 scoreThis 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 % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Apr 8
Sunrise 06:38
Sunset 19:37 | |||||||
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 19% | 0% | 83% | 40% | 83% | 2.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 9% | 0% | 30% | 49% | 30% | 1.7m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 77% | 54% | 77% | 2.5m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 83% | 59% | 83% | 2.7m/s |
| Thu, Apr 9
Sunrise 06:38
Sunset 19:37 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 7% | 0% | 16% | 63% | 18% | 2.5m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 9% | 0% | 11% | 64% | 13% | 2.6m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 14% | 0% | 92% | 61% | 92% | 2.3m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 16% | 0% | 88% | 58% | 88% | 2.5m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 6% | 54% | 6% | 1.8m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 16% | 55% | 16% | 2m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 4% | 0% | 5% | 56% | 5% | 2.1m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 78% | 55% | 78% | 2.3m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 2% | 0% | 4% | 47% | 4% | 1.6m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 1% | 35% | 5% | 1.8m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 5% | 0% | 1% | 30% | 5% | 2.3m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 9% | 0% | 22% | 26% | 22% | 3.5m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 12% | 0% | 92% | 24% | 92% | 4.9m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 86% | 0% | 58% | 22% | 88% | 5.4m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 98% | 21% | 100% | 6.7m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 26% | 24% | 100% | 5.4m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 39% | 24% | 100% | 6m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 96% | 0% | 82% | 26% | 100% | 5.5m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 0% | 30% | 32% | 99% | 4m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 96% | 0% | 55% | 36% | 96% | 1.2m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 52% | 100% | 0.65m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 57% | 59% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 5% | 60% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 3% | 61% | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| Fri, Apr 10
Sunrise 06:36
Sunset 19:38 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 11% | 61% | 100% | 2.5m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 39% | 59% | 100% | 2.5m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 57% | 100% | 2.3m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 95% | 57% | 100% | 2.2m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 35% | 58% | 100% | 2.4m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 82% | 0% | 5% | 58% | 82% | 2.5m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 60% | 0% | 8% | 59% | 60% | 2.8m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 62% | 58% | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 5% | 50% | 100% | 2.3m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 5% | 36% | 100% | 1.5m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 87% | 28% | 100% | 2m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 24% | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 24% | 100% | 4m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 26% | 100% | 4m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 29% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 25% | 100% | 2.5m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 99% | 24% | 100% | 4.6m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 2% | 100% | 34% | 100% | 5.8m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 43% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 57% | 46% | 100% | 2.8m/s |
| 20:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 54% | 100% | 2.7m/s |
| 21:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 99% | 57% | 100% | 1.8m/s |
| 22:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 6% | 57% | 100% | 1.9m/s |
| 23:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 23% | 62% | 100% | 2.6m/s |
| Sat, Apr 11
Sunrise 06:34
Sunset 19:39 | |||||||
| 24:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 0% | 29% | 65% | 99% | 2.7m/s |
| 01:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 0% | 21% | 59% | 99% | 2.4m/s |
| 02:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 0% | 13% | 54% | 99% | 2m/s |
| 03:00 ☾ | - | 99% | 0% | 5% | 49% | 99% | 1.6m/s |
| 04:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 37% | 47% | 100% | 1.9m/s |
| 05:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 68% | 45% | 100% | 2.1m/s |
| 06:00 ☾ | - | 100% | 0% | 100% | 43% | 100% | 2.4m/s |
| 07:00 ☾ | - | 69% | 0% | 99% | 41% | 99% | 2.3m/s |
| 08:00 ☾ | - | 37% | 0% | 97% | 39% | 97% | 2.3m/s |
| 09:00 ☾ | - | 6% | 0% | 96% | 37% | 96% | 2.3m/s |
| 10:00 ☾ | - | 10% | 11% | 96% | 49% | 96% | 2.6m/s |
| 11:00 ☾ | - | 15% | 22% | 95% | 60% | 95% | 2.8m/s |
| 12:00 ☾ | - | 20% | 33% | 95% | 71% | 95% | 3m/s |
| 13:00 ☾ | - | 13% | 33% | 81% | 73% | 81% | 3.4m/s |
| 14:00 ☾ | - | 6% | 32% | 67% | 74% | 67% | 3.7m/s |
| 15:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 31% | 53% | 75% | 53% | 4m/s |
| 16:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 21% | 45% | 72% | 45% | 4.5m/s |
| 17:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 10% | 37% | 68% | 37% | 4.9m/s |
| 18:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 29% | 64% | 29% | 5.3m/s |
| 19:00 ☾ | - | 0% | 0% | 21% | 62% | 21% | 5.5m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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