Rule
Golden Hour
Golden Hour in the Highlands
Scotland, United Kingdom
That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset
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Here’s what usually blocks matches
No golden hour conditions. The moody Highland landscapes transform in warm golden light.
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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Golden Hour · Any Golden Hour Potential · ≥ 85.0% 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)
Precipitation Chance 100% failing
Golden Hour Potential 99% failing
Visibility 79% failing
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in Europe/London
No opportunities in the next 14 days
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What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleGolden Hour conditions for warm, magical light photography:
- Solar Elevation: The sun position that creates golden light
- Cloud Cover: Some clouds can enhance the colors
- Visibility: Good visibility for landscape photography
- Precipitation: Dry conditions preferred
The golden hour potential score combines atmospheric conditions for optimal warm light.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hour0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Europe/London | Golden Hour Any | Golden Hour Potential ≥ 85.0% | Precipitation Chance ≤ 5.0% | Visibility ≥ 12000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 9 | ||||
| 18:00 | ✕ | 26% | 18% | 8180m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 26% | 11% | 9600m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 25% | 8% | 6060m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 23% | 8% | 7260m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 23% | 12% | 5620m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 30% | 19% | 10080m |
| Sat, Jan 10 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 39% | 24% | 50000m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 19% | 26% | 2280m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 21% | 26% | 3620m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 16% | 25% | 1600m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 21% | 22% | 4200m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 25% | 18% | 5980m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 25% | 14% | 6300m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 48% | 10% | 11020m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 44% | 7% | 10040m |
| 09:00 | ✓ | 53% | 6% | 50000m |
| 10:00 | ✓ | 18% | 9% | 7860m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 12% | 15% | 11280m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 26% | 20% | 11760m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 23% | 23% | 10940m |
| 14:00 | ✓ | 23% | 25% | 10620m |
| 15:00 | ✓ | 52% | 25% | 10480m |
| 16:00 | ✓ | 91% | 22% | 50000m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 81% | 18% | 50000m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 74% | 14% | 50000m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 65% | 10% | 11140m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 39% | 6% | 7540m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 42% | 6% | 8700m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 72% | 13% | 10980m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 57% | 25% | 50000m |
| Sun, Jan 11 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 26% | 37% | 6860m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 37% | 50% | 50000m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 21% | 65% | 7040m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 21% | 76% | 7000m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 14% | 83% | 3800m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 9% | 87% | 1860m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 11% | 90% | 1400m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 11% | 94% | 1280m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 13% | 98% | 1140m |
| 09:00 | ✓ | 11% | 100% | 1220m |
| 10:00 | ✓ | 7.4% | 100% | 1440m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 4% | 100% | 1540m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 3.8% | 100% | 1805m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 3.5% | 100% | 2310m |
| 14:00 | ✓ | 4.2% | 99% | 2920m |
| 15:00 | ✓ | 9.6% | 98% | 2680m |
| 16:00 | ✓ | 14% | 95% | 820m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 15% | 90% | 1220m |
| 18:00 | ✕ | 17% | 88% | 3700m |
| 19:00 | ✕ | 11% | 90% | 1580m |
| 20:00 | ✕ | 21% | 95% | 8760m |
| 21:00 | ✕ | 12% | 98% | 2320m |
| 22:00 | ✕ | 10% | 100% | 2040m |
| 23:00 | ✕ | 10% | 100% | 2720m |
| Mon, Jan 12 | ||||
| 24:00 | ✕ | 21% | 100% | 8180m |
| 01:00 | ✕ | 24% | 94% | 8720m |
| 02:00 | ✕ | 30% | 84% | 14160m |
| 03:00 | ✕ | 38% | 75% | 17340m |
| 04:00 | ✕ | 33% | 67% | 17000m |
| 05:00 | ✕ | 35% | 59% | 13660m |
| 06:00 | ✕ | 38% | 53% | 16820m |
| 07:00 | ✕ | 38% | 50% | 16440m |
| 08:00 | ✓ | 31% | 49% | 9920m |
| 09:00 | ✓ | 19% | 47% | 1580m |
| 10:00 | ✓ | 22% | 44% | 3080m |
| 11:00 | ✕ | 7% | 40% | 2980m |
| 12:00 | ✕ | 8.4% | 37% | 1220m |
| 13:00 | ✕ | 14% | 37% | 16600m |
| 14:00 | ✓ | 7.7% | 38% | 680m |
| 15:00 | ✓ | 18% | 39% | 900m |
| 16:00 | ✓ | 52% | 38% | 20640m |
| 17:00 | ✕ | 23% | 36% | 1300m |
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 Europe/London | Golden Hour | High Clouds % | Low Clouds % | Mid-Level Clouds % | Relative Humidity % | Total Cloud Coverage % | Wind Speed m/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 9
Sunrise 08:49
Sunset 15:56 | |||||||
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 88% | 99% | 93% | 100% | 4.4m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 100% | 41% | 90% | 94% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 21:00 | - | 100% | 15% | 80% | 92% | 100% | 4.8m/s |
| 22:00 | - | 100% | 19% | 86% | 92% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 23:00 | - | 100% | 55% | 99% | 92% | 100% | 4.4m/s |
| Sat, Jan 10
Sunrise 08:48
Sunset 15:58 | |||||||
| 24:00 | - | 100% | 12% | 91% | 93% | 100% | 5.3m/s |
| 01:00 | - | 100% | 85% | 95% | 92% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 02:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 89% | 92% | 100% | 2.9m/s |
| 03:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93% | 100% | 4.3m/s |
| 04:00 | - | 100% | 58% | 46% | 92% | 100% | 3.5m/s |
| 05:00 | - | 100% | 29% | 71% | 91% | 100% | 4.1m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 93% | 28% | 68% | 90% | 98% | 4.8m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 51% | 19% | 26% | 91% | 71% | 5.4m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 0% | 29% | 86% | 92% | 90% | 5.1m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 0% | 71% | 82% | 94% | 95% | 4.7m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 100% | 92% | 100% | 4.7m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 63% | 81% | 91% | 93% | 4.9m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 0% | 12% | 3% | 90% | 15% | 4.8m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 0% | 5% | 0% | 91% | 5% | 4.9m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 0% | 1% | 0% | 92% | 2% | 4.6m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 92% | 0% | 4.5m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 92% | 0% | 4.1m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 92% | 0% | 4.9m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 1% | 0% | 0% | 93% | 1% | 4.8m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 94% | 1% | 4.7m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 76% | 1% | 0% | 95% | 76% | 5m/s |
| 21:00 | - | 74% | 0% | 0% | 94% | 74% | 5.2m/s |
| 22:00 | - | 22% | 0% | 0% | 91% | 22% | 5.7m/s |
| 23:00 | - | 60% | 11% | 0% | 94% | 64% | 5.9m/s |
| Sun, Jan 11
Sunrise 08:47
Sunset 16:00 | |||||||
| 24:00 | - | 96% | 61% | 1% | 93% | 99% | 6m/s |
| 01:00 | - | 100% | 55% | 85% | 93% | 100% | 6m/s |
| 02:00 | - | 100% | 60% | 100% | 95% | 100% | 5.8m/s |
| 03:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 100% | 6.5m/s |
| 04:00 | - | 100% | 81% | 100% | 92% | 100% | 8.1m/s |
| 05:00 | - | 100% | 98% | 100% | 91% | 100% | 8.7m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 100% | 99% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 9.1m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 100% | 99% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 11m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 100% | 99% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 11m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 12m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 12m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 89% | 100% | 11m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 9.8m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 100% | 84% | 87% | 92% | 100% | 9m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 100% | 96% | 93% | 94% | 100% | 8.1m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 31% | 95% | 100% | 7.3m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 29% | 97% | 100% | 6.7m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 98% | 100% | 75% | 97% | 100% | 6.3m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 86% | 100% | 100% | 95% | 100% | 6.5m/s |
| 19:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 80% | 95% | 100% | 7.1m/s |
| 20:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 93% | 96% | 100% | 8.2m/s |
| 21:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 99% | 95% | 100% | 8.1m/s |
| 22:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 84% | 94% | 100% | 10m/s |
| 23:00 | - | 99% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 9.4m/s |
| Mon, Jan 12
Sunrise 08:46
Sunset 16:02 | |||||||
| 24:00 | - | 100% | 100% | 99% | 94% | 100% | 7.7m/s |
| 01:00 | - | 92% | 100% | 83% | 97% | 100% | 6.9m/s |
| 02:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 24% | 95% | 100% | 8m/s |
| 03:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 16% | 95% | 100% | 7.9m/s |
| 04:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 25% | 94% | 100% | 8.2m/s |
| 05:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 20% | 95% | 100% | 8m/s |
| 06:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 9% | 95% | 100% | 7.9m/s |
| 07:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 8% | 95% | 100% | 7.5m/s |
| 08:00 | - | 9% | 100% | 62% | 96% | 100% | 7.3m/s |
| 09:00 | - | 6% | 100% | 34% | 96% | 100% | 7m/s |
| 10:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 9% | 96% | 100% | 6.8m/s |
| 11:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 38% | 95% | 100% | 6.8m/s |
| 12:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 2% | 96% | 100% | 6.4m/s |
| 13:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 2% | 97% | 100% | 6.4m/s |
| 14:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 1% | 97% | 100% | 6.4m/s |
| 15:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 1% | 97% | 100% | 6.2m/s |
| 16:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 11% | 97% | 100% | 6.3m/s |
| 17:00 | - | 0% | 100% | 16% | 96% | 100% | 7m/s |
| 18:00 | - | 31% | 100% | 8% | 97% | 100% | 8m/s |
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.
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