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Golden Hour - US Southwest

Southwest, United States

Photography forecast for the US Southwest. Track atmospheric conditions at Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon.

Next potential opportunity

Big Bend

Terlingua, Texas, United States

Starting in ~12h 12m

Medium confidence

Location status

0 of 10 locations currently active

Monument Valley

Iconic desert landscape with buttes

Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5 days 13h

4 opportunities in next 10 days

Bryce Canyon

Hoodoos and amphitheaters under dark skies

Bryce, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 40m

3 opportunities in next 10 days

Arches

Delicate Arch astrophotography destination

Moab, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Grand Canyon

North Rim offers pristine dark skies

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5 days 13h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

Death Valley

Darkest skies in the Lower 48 states

Furnace Creek, California, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Joshua Tree

Desert dark sky preserve with iconic trees

Twentynine Palms, California, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~1 day 14h

3 opportunities in next 10 days

White Sands

White dunes reflecting starlight

Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 25m

5 opportunities in next 10 days

Sedona

Red rocks and dark sky community

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5 days 13h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Capitol Reef

Remote Utah park with exceptional darkness

Torrey, Utah, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~5 days 13h

2 opportunities in next 10 days

Big Bend

Texas dark sky preserve on the Rio Grande

Terlingua, Texas, United States

Right now: Golden Hour: Outside time window

Next opportunity in ~12h 12m

6 opportunities in next 10 days

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Phoenix

Next opportunity

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Big Bend

Tomorrow · 06:17–07:04 · 1h window

Medium confidence

62%

🌇Golden Hour Potential95.4-100%

Low Cloud Cover: 0%

Mid Cloud Cover: 2%

High Cloud Cover: 0%

Sun Elevation: -7.7° (Nautical twilight)

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

White Sands

Tomorrow · 06:30–07:19

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Bryce Canyon

Tomorrow · 06:45–07:34

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Big Bend

Tue, Feb 17 · 06:16–07:03

🌇Golden Hour Potential:95.1-95.4%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise

Joshua Tree

Tue, Feb 17 · 08:00–08:00

🌇Golden Hour Potential:100%

High

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

Bryce Canyon

Wed, Feb 18 · 06:43–07:32

🌇Golden Hour Potential:90.3-93.2%

Medium

Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise

White Sands

Thu, Feb 19 · 06:27–07:15

🌇Golden Hour Potential:94.9-95.6%

Medium

+19 more windows in the next 10 days

What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 10 locations

Top 4 blocking conditions across 10 of 10 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

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Golden Hour Potential (≥ 80.0%)

95% blocked

Golden Hour (Any)

92% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 5.0%)

37% blocked

Visibility (≥ 1000.0m)

3% 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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