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Photography Weather Forecast for Death Valley, US Southwest

Furnace Creek, Southwest, United States

Death Valley offers salt polygons, alluvial fans, dunes and eroded badlands, with winter bringing milder conditions and occasional cloud texture.

42 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

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0 of 4 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

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Times shown in America/Phoenix
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunset
Death Valley
Sat, Sep 19 ยท 18:15โ€“19:04 ยท 1h window
Medium confidence
68%
๐ŸŒ‡Golden Hour Potential89.4%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 9.0ยฐ (Daylight)
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Good Moonlight at Sunset
Death Valley
Sat, Sep 19 ยท 18:48โ€“20:00
๐ŸŒ•Moon Illumination:65.8%
Medium
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Good Moonlight
Death Valley
Sat, Sep 19 ยท 20:00โ€“23:00
๐ŸŒ•Moon Illumination:65.8%
Medium
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Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunrise
Death Valley
Sun, Sep 20 ยท 06:17โ€“07:00
๐Ÿ”ฅFiery Red Sky Potential:73.7%
High
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Spectacular Fiery Red Sky at Sunset
Death Valley
Sun, Sep 20 ยท 19:00โ€“19:03
๐Ÿ”ฅFiery Red Sky Potential:100%
High
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Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunrise
Death Valley
Mon, Sep 21 ยท 06:18โ€“07:00
๐Ÿ”ฅFiery Red Sky Potential:75.4%
Medium
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Bright Moonlight
Death Valley
Tue, Sep 22 ยท 24:00โ€“01:00
๐ŸŒ•Moon Illumination:82.4%
Low
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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.

The weather forecast foundation comes through Open-Meteo , which aggregates models from weather agencies. PhotoWeather applies condition-specific thresholds and derived calculations; not every condition uses every model or data input.

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