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Photography Weather Forecast for Joshua Tree, US Southwest

Twentynine Palms, Southwest, United States

Joshua Tree combines branching desert trees with rounded granite boulders, open washes and mountain silhouettes for strong foreground-led night scenes.

57 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.

Active Forecasts

0 of 4 forecast rules match now.

Upcoming Opportunities

When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in America/Phoenix
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First upcoming window
Exceptional Golden Hour at Sunset
Joshua Tree
Sat, Sep 19 · 18:12–19:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
68%
🌇Golden Hour Potential88.1-91.2%
Low Cloud Cover: 0%
Mid Cloud Cover: 0%
High Cloud Cover: 0%
Sun Elevation: 8.6° (Daylight)
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Good Moonlight at Sunset
Joshua Tree
Sat, Sep 19 · 18:44–20:00
🌕Moon Illumination:65.8%
Medium
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Good Moonlight
Joshua Tree
Sat, Sep 19 · 20:00–23:00
🌕Moon Illumination:65.8%
Medium
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Good Dark Skies
Joshua Tree
Sun, Sep 20 · 01:00–02:00
🌛Moon Altitude:-5.7°
Medium
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Excellent Fiery Red Sky at Sunrise
Joshua Tree
Sun, Sep 20 · 06:15–07:00
🔥Fiery Red Sky Potential:71.3%
Medium
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Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)
Joshua Tree
Mon, Sep 21 · 02:00–05:07
🌛Moon Altitude:-40.6--6°
Medium
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Exceptional Golden Hour (calm) at Sunrise
Joshua Tree
Mon, Sep 21 · 06:16–07:04
🌇Golden Hour Potential:90.7%
Low
+50 more windows in the next 14 days

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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