Rule Fire Sky

Fire Sky Forecast for Death Valley, US Southwest

Furnace Creek, California, United States

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

1 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Hourly forecast scores

Forecast valid from Oct 6, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)

Fiery Red Sky Potential

Low Cloud Cover0%

Mid Cloud Cover0%

High Cloud Cover0%

Aerosol Optical Depth0.1

Sun Elevation42.6°

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Denver

First upcoming window

Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunset

Death Valley

Sat, Oct 10 · 19:00–19:34 · 1h window

Low confidence

49%

🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential80.3%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 90%

High Cloud Cover: 89%

Sun Elevation: 2.9° (Golden hour)

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/Denver.

Most common blockers

Ranked across the 85-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.

Fiery Red Sky Potential100% of hours
Golden Hour83% of hours

0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast

AND logic: all conditions required

Meets requirement

Misses requirement

Time America/Denver	Golden Hour Any	Fiery Red Sky Potential ≥ 65.0%	Precipitation Chance ≤ 15.0%	Visibility ≥ 8000.0m
Tue, Oct 6
Rule fails. 12:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 80600m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 85900m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.8%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 9.5%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 7.3%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Wed, Oct 7
Rule fails. 24:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 89700m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 89600m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 89500m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 29%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 87800m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 87600m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 76000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 84900m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 86900m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.9%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 39%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 6.9%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Thu, Oct 8
Rule fails. 24:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 89700m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 90000m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 73535m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 57070m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 40605m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 30%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 12:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 13:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 4.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 14:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 5%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 15:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 5%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 16:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 7.7%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 17:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 5.6%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 18:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 5.4%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 19:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 28%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 20:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 2.2%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 21:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 22:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 23:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Fri, Oct 9
Rule fails. 24:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 01:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 02:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 03:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 04:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 05:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 06:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 07:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 08:00	Golden Hour: Yes. Meets requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 21%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 09:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 10:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets requirement
Rule fails. 11:00	Golden Hour: No. Misses requirement	Fiery Red Sky Potential: 0%. Misses requirement	Precipitation Chance: 0%. Meets requirement	Visibility: 24140m. Meets 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/Denver)	Aerosol Optical Depth (550nm)	Clear Sky Probability (Ensemble)	Cloud Cover Uncertainty (Ensemble)	Dust AOD (550nm)	Golden Hour	High Clouds	Low Clouds	Mid-Level Clouds	RH @ 700 hPa	Smoke AOD (550nm)	Solar Elevation	Sunshine Duration
Tue, Oct 6, 2026Sunrise 07:47 · Sunset 19:23
12:00	0.08	100%	0%	0.02	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	41%	0.02	43°	3600seconds
13:00	0.08	100%	0%	0.02	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	40%	0.02	47°	3600seconds
14:00	0.08	100%	0%	0.02	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	39%	0.02	48°	3600seconds
15:00	0.08	100%	0%	0.01	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	0.02	44°	3600seconds
16:00	0.08	100%	0%	0.01	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	37%	0.02	36°	3600seconds
17:00	0.07	100%	0%	0.01	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	0.02	27°	3600seconds
18:00	0.07	100%	0%	0.01	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	16°	3600seconds
19:00	0.07	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	4°	2838seconds
20:00 Night	0.07	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	-8.1°	0seconds
21:00 Night	0.07	100%	0%	0.008	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33%	0.02	-20°	0seconds
22:00 Night	0.07	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	-32°	0seconds
23:00 Night	0.07	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	-43°	0seconds
Wed, Oct 7, 2026Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 19:21
24:00 Night	0.07	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	0.02	-52°	0seconds
01:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	-58°	0seconds
02:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.01	-59°	0seconds
03:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33%	0.01	-54°	0seconds
04:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.01	-45°	0seconds
05:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.009	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.01	-34°	0seconds
06:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.008	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.01	-22°	0seconds
07:00 Night	0.06	100%	0%	0.008	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.01	-10°	0seconds
08:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.008	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.01	1.9°	0seconds
09:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.007	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.01	13°	3600seconds
10:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.007	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	24°	3600seconds
11:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.007	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	34°	3600seconds
12:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.006	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	42°	3600seconds
13:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.006	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	0.02	47°	3600seconds
14:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.006	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	47°	3600seconds
15:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.005	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	0.02	43°	3600seconds
16:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.005	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	32%	0.02	36°	3600seconds
17:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.005	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	30%	0.02	26°	3600seconds
18:00	0.06	100%	0%	0.005	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	28%	0.02	15°	3600seconds
19:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	27%	Unavailable	3.7°	2795seconds
20:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	26%	Unavailable	-8.4°	0seconds
21:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	25%	Unavailable	-20°	0seconds
22:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	26%	Unavailable	-32°	0seconds
23:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	27%	Unavailable	-43°	0seconds
Thu, Oct 8, 2026Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 19:20
24:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	29%	Unavailable	-53°	0seconds
01:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	29%	Unavailable	-58°	0seconds
02:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	29%	Unavailable	-59°	0seconds
03:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	29%	Unavailable	-54°	0seconds
04:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	30%	Unavailable	-45°	0seconds
05:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	31%	Unavailable	-34°	0seconds
06:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	32%	Unavailable	-23°	0seconds
07:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	33%	Unavailable	-11°	0seconds
08:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	1.8°	71seconds
09:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	Unavailable	13°	3600seconds
10:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	24°	3600seconds
11:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	34°	3600seconds
12:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	42°	3600seconds
13:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	47°	3600seconds
14:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	47°	3600seconds
15:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	43°	3600seconds
16:00	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	36°	3600seconds
17:00	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	26°	3600seconds
18:00	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	15°	3600seconds
19:00	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	3.5°	3600seconds
20:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	-8.7°	0seconds
21:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	-21°	0seconds
22:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	-33°	0seconds
23:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	-44°	0seconds
Fri, Oct 9, 2026Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 19:18
24:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	34%	Unavailable	-53°	0seconds
01:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	-59°	0seconds
02:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	35%	Unavailable	-59°	0seconds
03:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	Unavailable	-54°	0seconds
04:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	36%	Unavailable	-45°	0seconds
05:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	37%	Unavailable	-34°	0seconds
06:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	0%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	37%	Unavailable	-23°	0seconds
07:00 Night	Unavailable	100%	1%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	Unavailable	-11°	0seconds
08:00	Unavailable	100%	2%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	Unavailable	1.6°	0seconds
09:00	Unavailable	100%	3%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	38%	Unavailable	13°	3600seconds
10:00	Unavailable	100%	4%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	39%	Unavailable	24°	3600seconds
11:00	Unavailable	99%	4%	Unavailable	Unavailable	0%	0%	0%	41%	Unavailable	34°	3600seconds

How this forecast is evaluated

See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Fire Sky conditions across US Southwest. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Death Valley.

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Recorded match history

Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Death Valley during the last 365 days.

Last 30 days

recorded matching windows · 80% average confidence

Last 90 days

recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence

Last 365 days

recorded matching windows · 75% average confidence

Most frequent recorded start hour

07:00 local time, shared by 27 of 36 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

Most represented month

August, with 10 of 36 matches recorded in the last 365 days.

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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