Rule Golden Hour

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.

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Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Durness

Today · 16:21–17:00 · 1h window

High confidence

79%

🌇Golden Hour Potential95.9%

Low Cloud Cover: 54%

Mid Cloud Cover: 0%

High Cloud Cover: 5%

Sun Elevation: 8.2° (Daylight)

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Cairngorms

Today · 16:24–17:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

High

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Ullapool

Today · 16:26–17:49

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset

Isle of Lewis

Today · 16:30–17:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

High

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset

Durness

Today · 17:00–17:46

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

High

Location status

0 of 11 locations currently active

Scottish Highlands

Inactive

Rugged mountains and moody atmospheric conditions

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Isle of Skye

Inactive

Dramatic island landscapes with ever-changing weather

Portree, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Cairngorms

Inactive

Dark Sky Park with mountain views

Aviemore, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3h 36m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Glencoe

Inactive

Dramatic valley with iconic peaks

Fort William, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Orkney Islands

Inactive

Northern archipelago with ancient stones

Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Shetland Islands

Inactive

Scotland's northernmost islands - aurora capital

Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Isle of Lewis

Inactive

Callanish Stones under the lights

Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3h 42m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Ullapool

Inactive

Northwest Highlands coastal village

Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3h 38m

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Durness

Inactive

Remote northern coast with dark skies

Durness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~3h 33m

2 opportunities in next 10 days

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Loch Lomond

Inactive

Southern aurora viewing with loch reflections

Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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Rannoch Moor

Inactive

Desolate highland plateau with isolation

Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland, United Kingdom

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

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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

16 Mon

17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)

98% blocked

Golden Hour (Any)

83% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)

70% 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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