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Golden Hour - Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Photography forecast for Scotland. Track aurora, fog, frost, and dramatic Highland weather at Isle of Skye, Cairngorms, and Glen Coe with real-time conditions.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Europe/London

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Shetland Islands

Tomorrow · 06:22–07:44 · 1h window

Medium confidence

59%

🌇Golden Hour Potential100%

Low Cloud Cover: 5%

Mid Cloud Cover: 4%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: -6.8° (Nautical twilight)

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Orkney Islands

Tomorrow · 06:28–07:48

🌇Golden Hour Potential:92-94.7%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Durness

Tomorrow · 06:35–07:54

🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.2-95.1%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Glencoe

Tomorrow · 06:36–07:50

🌇Golden Hour Potential:98.8-100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Ullapool

Tomorrow · 06:37–07:53

🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.5-92.9%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Isle of Skye

Tomorrow · 06:41–07:56

🌇Golden Hour Potential:92.6-93.2%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Isle of Lewis

Tomorrow · 06:42–07:59

🌇Golden Hour Potential:95-96.2%

Medium

+21 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 11 locations currently active

Scottish Highlands

Rugged mountains and moody atmospheric conditions

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 16h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Isle of Skye

Dramatic island landscapes with ever-changing weather

Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Cairngorms

Dark Sky Park with mountain views

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 16h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Glencoe

Dramatic valley with iconic peaks

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Orkney Islands

Northern archipelago with ancient stones

Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 5h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Shetland Islands

Scotland's northernmost islands - aurora capital

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 5h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Isle of Lewis

Callanish Stones under the lights

Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Ullapool

Northwest Highlands coastal village

Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

4 opportunities in next 10 days

Durness

Remote northern coast with dark skies

Durness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 6h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Loch Lomond

Southern aurora viewing with loch reflections

Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 16h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Rannoch Moor

Desolate highland plateau with isolation

Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 16h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 11 locations

Top 4 blocking conditions across 11 of 11 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)

93% blocked

Golden Hour (Any)

82% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)

54% blocked

Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)

9% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 4 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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