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Grand Canyon - Golden Hour - US Southwest

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

That magical warm light just after sunrise or before sunset

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Denver
Next opportunity
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Tue, Jan 13 · 08:00–08:16 · 1h window
Medium confidence
55%
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Wed, Jan 14 · 08:00–08:16
Medium
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Thu, Jan 15 · 07:20–08:16
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Fri, Jan 16 · 07:20–08:15
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Sat, Jan 17 · 07:20–08:15
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Sun, Jan 18 · 07:19–08:14
Low
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunrise
Grand Canyon
Mon, Jan 19 · 07:19–08:14
Low
+3 more windows in the next 14 days

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
America/Denver
Golden Hour
Any
Golden Hour Potential
≥ 85.0%
Precipitation Chance
≤ 5.0%
Visibility
≥ 12000.0m
Sun, Jan 11
10:00✕25%0%60800m
11:00✕25%0%62200m
12:00✕25%0%63100m
13:00✕25%0%65000m
14:00✕25%0%68800m
15:00✕25%0%72200m
16:00✓25%0%73200m
17:00✕59%0%71800m
18:00✕57%0%68900m
19:00✕47%0%71600m
20:00✕47%0%73100m
21:00✕47%0%72000m
22:00✕43%0%70300m
23:00✕38%0%69400m
Mon, Jan 12
24:00✕43%0%69800m
01:00✕47%0%71300m
02:00✕38%0%70300m
03:00✕43%0%69600m
04:00✕38%0%69400m
05:00✕43%0%67600m
06:00✕45%0%66900m
07:00✓40%0%66700m
08:00✓75%0%65700m
09:00✕26%0%67600m
10:00✕25%0%71000m
11:00✕25%0%71700m
12:00✕25%0%75800m
13:00✕26%0%78200m
14:00✕26%0%79200m
15:00✕25%0%79000m
16:00✓25%0%77500m
17:00✕59%0%76800m
18:00✕92%0%76500m
19:00✕79%0%76300m
20:00✕79%0%76300m
21:00✕78%0%77100m
22:00✕78%0%77100m
23:00✕79%0%76500m
Tue, Jan 13
24:00✕79%0%75800m
01:00✕79%0%75600m
02:00✕79%0%74400m
03:00✕80%0%61685m
04:00✕81%0%49170m
05:00✕85%0%36530m
06:00✕85%0%24140m
07:00✓65%0%24140m
08:00✓90%0%24140m
09:00✕28%0%24140m
10:00✕28%0%24140m
11:00✕28%0%24140m
12:00✕28%0%24140m
13:00✕28%0%24140m
14:00✕29%0%24140m
15:00✕29%0%24140m
16:00✓29%0%24140m
17:00✕67%0%24140m
18:00✕100%0%24140m
19:00✕84%0%24140m
20:00✕84%0%24140m
21:00✕88%0%24140m
22:00✕60%0%24140m
23:00✕60%0%24140m
Wed, Jan 14
24:00✕91%0%24140m
01:00✕92%0%24140m
02:00✕74%0%24140m
03:00✕58%0%24140m
04:00✕76%0%24140m
05:00✕58%0%24140m
06:00✕58%0%24140m
07:00✓64%0%24140m
08:00✓97%0%24140m
09:00✕31%0%24140m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Golden Hour Potential mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
America/Denver
Golden Hour
High Clouds
%
Low Clouds
%
Mid-Level Clouds
%
Relative Humidity
%
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Wind Speed
m/s
Sun, Jan 11 Sunrise 07:39 Sunset 17:32
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 28% 0% 12m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 27% 0% 12m/s
14:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 11m/s
15:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 10m/s
16:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 10m/s
17:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 24% 5% 9.9m/s
18:00 ☾
- 82% 0% 0% 26% 82% 9.3m/s
19:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 24% 100% 9.3m/s
20:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 23% 100% 8.7m/s
21:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 3% 24% 100% 9.4m/s
22:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 55% 25% 100% 9m/s
23:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 88% 25% 100% 8.7m/s
Mon, Jan 12 Sunrise 07:39 Sunset 17:33
24:00 ☾
- 93% 0% 51% 25% 93% 8.6m/s
01:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 15% 24% 100% 9.3m/s
02:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 100% 25% 100% 9.6m/s
03:00 ☾
- 63% 0% 100% 25% 100% 9.5m/s
04:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 100% 25% 100% 9.1m/s
05:00 ☾
- 75% 0% 100% 27% 100% 8.5m/s
06:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 40% 27% 100% 8.2m/s
07:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 1% 27% 100% 8.3m/s
08:00 ☾
- 57% 0% 2% 28% 57% 8.8m/s
09:00 ☾
- 3% 0% 0% 26% 3% 9.9m/s
10:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 24% 0% 9.8m/s
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 9.2m/s
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 8.3m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 8.3m/s
14:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 19% 0% 8.2m/s
15:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 8.6m/s
16:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 8.6m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 7.9m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 6.1m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 5.5m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 5.2m/s
21:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 5.4m/s
22:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 21% 0% 4.9m/s
23:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 5m/s
Tue, Jan 13 Sunrise 07:39 Sunset 17:34
24:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 5.5m/s
01:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 22% 0% 5.4m/s
02:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 5.1m/s
03:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 26% 0% 4.3m/s
04:00 ☾
- 2% 0% 0% 29% 4% 3.8m/s
05:00 ☾
- 6% 0% 0% 32% 6% 3.3m/s
06:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 36% 6% 2.1m/s
07:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 36% 0% 2.4m/s
08:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 36% 0% 1.9m/s
09:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 1.6m/s
10:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 26% 0% 2m/s
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% 2.1m/s
12:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 24% 0% 1.6m/s
13:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 24% 0% 1.5m/s
14:00 ☾
- 45% 0% 0% 24% 46% 1.6m/s
15:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 24% 6% 1.7m/s
16:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 27% 6% 1.6m/s
17:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 37% 0% 1.1m/s
18:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 1.1m/s
19:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 42% 0% 1.2m/s
20:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 43% 0% 0.61m/s
21:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 44% 6% 0.92m/s
22:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 45% 100% 0.45m/s
23:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 46% 100% 0.67m/s
Wed, Jan 14 Sunrise 07:39 Sunset 17:35
24:00 ☾
- 8% 0% 0% 46% 11% 1.2m/s
01:00 ☾
- 23% 0% 0% 44% 26% 2m/s
02:00 ☾
- 57% 0% 0% 44% 61% 1.9m/s
03:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 45% 100% 1.6m/s
04:00 ☾
- 51% 0% 0% 45% 61% 1m/s
05:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 44% 100% 1.4m/s
06:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 44% 100% 1.8m/s
07:00 ☾
- 100% 0% 0% 48% 100% 1.9m/s
08:00 ☾
- 5% 0% 0% 44% 10% 2.1m/s
09:00 ☾
- 10% 0% 0% 40% 12% 2.1m/s
10:00 ☾
- 10% 0% 0% 34% 10% 2.3m/s
11:00 ☾
- 0% 0% 0% 30% 0% 2.9m/s
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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