El Matador State Beach Sea Caves: sunrise photography forecast

Your viewpoint is in cloud or fog — the colour above will be hard to see from here.

Almost no clouds above you — expect a clean but pale horizon glow rather than a red sky.

Low cloud deck overhead (61%) hides the coloured undersides.

Most cloud is concentrated in one height band, so the scene has limited vertical separation.

Cloud cover changes between nearby and distant parts of the scene, adding texture and depth.

Broken low cloud (57%) — expect the light to come and go.

12% blocking cloud at the ray's height out to 350 km — the low sun's own path is clear. Cloud above that ray is judged separately.

Sun likely hidden. You're inside the cloud at the viewpoint — the sun will not be visible from here.

High humidity (99%) may soften and mute colors.

Mid-level cloud canvas over you (47%) — plenty of cloud surface.

Most clouds above you sit in shadow — their undersides are unlikely to catch colour.

Most cloud is concentrated in one height band, so the scene has limited vertical separation.

Cloud cover changes between nearby and distant parts of the scene, adding texture and depth.

Cloud at the light ray's height along the far path (58%) will block most direct light.

Sun likely hidden. The mid-level deck (100% at 200–300 km) and the high sheet (90% at 350 km) lie across the sun's own path to the horizon — the disc will probably stay behind it.

Overcast at every sample point — no light gets through.

Very thick mid/high cover (100%) — colour likely only at cloud edges.

Most clouds above you sit in shadow — their undersides are unlikely to catch colour.

Cloud cover is nearly solid and uniform across the near scene — a flat lid rather than separated layers.

Cloud occupies two height bands, giving the sky useful layered structure.

A thick mid-level deck (98%) dims the low sun — light will be weak and flat.

The low sun comes down through a high cloud sheet toward the sun (92% at 125–262 km) — expect pale, weak golden light.

Sun likely hidden. The low cloud (58% at 150 km) and the mid-level deck (100% at 200–300 km) and the high sheet (100% at 350 km) lie across the sun's own path to the horizon (64% blocking at the ray's height) — the disc will probably stay behind it.