Rule
Painted Sky
Painted Sky Forecast for Sylva, Smoky Mountains & Blue Ridge
Sylva, North Carolina, United States
Sylva's courthouse-topped main street sits in a narrow wooded valley, with nearby ridgelines and the southern Blue Ridge Parkway adding elevation.
0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Low Cloud Cover0%
Mid Cloud Cover0%
High Cloud Cover0%
Sun Elevation1.2°
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/New_York
No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast
See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in America/New_York.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Painted Sky Potential100% of hours
- Golden Hour83% of hours
- Precipitation Chance22% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/New_York | Golden Hour Any | Painted Sky Potential ≥ 80.0% | Wind Speed ≤ 6.0m/s | Precipitation Chance ≤ 10.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7 | ||||
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.36m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Thu, Oct 8 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.41m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.28m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.91m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.82m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.4m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 22%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.7m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 11%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.5m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.6m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 24%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.63m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.92m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 12%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.58m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Fri, Oct 9 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.6m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 13%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.72m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.81m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.3m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.72m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.82m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 31%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.61m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.57m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.32m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 0.79m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.5m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 18%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 17%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 27%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 20%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 19%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Sat, Oct 10 | ||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 25%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 23%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 1.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 2%. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 9%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 9%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 9%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.6%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.1m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 51%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 55%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.9m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 11%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.2%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.2m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.7%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.8m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 9.2%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.9%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.6m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 5.8%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 4.5m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 47%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 4m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.7%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.4m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 8.8%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 3.3m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement | Painted Sky Potential: 49%. Misses requirement | Wind Speed: 2.7m/s. Meets requirement | Precipitation Chance: 69%. Misses requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
| Forecast time (America/New_York) | Golden Hour | High Clouds | Low Clouds | Mid-Level Clouds | Solar Elevation | Total Cloud Coverage | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.2° | 0% | 39600m | |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -11° | 0% | 34900m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -24° | 0% | 36200m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -35° | 0% | 34800m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -46° | 0% | 29600m |
| Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -55° | 0% | 27400m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -60° | 0% | 28100m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -59° | 0% | 26600m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -53° | 0% | 22500m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -43° | 0% | 22700m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -32° | 0% | 22700m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -20° | 0% | 21000m |
| Night | Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | -7.6° | 0% | 20700m |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.7° | 0% | 20200m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16° | 0% | 19800m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27° | 0% | 25700m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37° | 0% | 35100m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44° | 0% | 45600m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48° | 0% | 50300m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48° | 0% | 54900m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42° | 0% | 58400m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 34° | 0% | 63000m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24° | 0% | 60600m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13° | 0% | 52200m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.96° | 100% | 48100m | |
| Night | Unavailable | 86% | 0% | 0% | -12° | 86% | 43000m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -24° | 100% | 40400m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -36° | 100% | 40600m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -47° | 100% | 39500m |
| Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -56° | 100% | 38000m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -61° | 100% | 37600m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -60° | 100% | 40400m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -53° | 100% | 35600m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -43° | 100% | 34600m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -32° | 100% | 33000m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -20° | 100% | 34200m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -7.7° | 100% | 33000m |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 4.5° | 100% | 32800m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 16° | 100% | 32700m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 27° | 100% | 38400m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 37° | 100% | 46800m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 44° | 100% | 46235m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 48° | 100% | 42370m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 47° | 100% | 33680m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 42° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 9% | 34° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 5% | 100% | 24° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 5% | 12° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.71° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 5% | -12° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -24° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 0% | -36° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 5% | -47° | 100% | 24140m |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2026Sunrise · Sunset | |||||||
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 70% | -56° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 96% | -61° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | -60° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | -53° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 0% | 100% | -43° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 5% | 100% | -32° | 100% | 24140m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 5% | 100% | -20° | 100% | 18720m |
| Night | Unavailable | 100% | 28% | 100% | -7.9° | 100% | 12880m |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 4.4° | 100% | 24140m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 14% | 100% | 16° | 100% | 11840m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 83% | 100% | 27° | 100% | 5300m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 37° | 100% | 11000m | |
| Unavailable | 91% | 100% | 53% | 44° | 100% | 7840m | |
| Unavailable | 0% | 100% | 100% | 48° | 100% | 3820m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 47° | 100% | 7400m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 42° | 100% | 6400m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 33° | 100% | 4660m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 23° | 100% | 6200m | |
| Unavailable | 100% | 100% | 100% | 12° | 100% | 9060m | |
How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Painted Sky conditions across Smoky Mountains & Blue Ridge. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Sylva.
Explore Painted Sky conditions across Smoky Mountains & Blue Ridge →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Sylva during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
1
recorded matching window · 83% average confidence
Last 365 days
8
recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence
Only 8 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
Opportunities are threshold-based signals: PhotoWeather checks whether forecast conditions match the rules for a photography scenario. They are planning guidance, not guarantees. Forecasts can change as new model runs arrive, and confidence generally decreases farther into the forecast horizon, so recheck conditions before travelling.
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