Sunrise first
Peak colour is often 10–25 minutes before the sun comes up. The app defaults to sunrise and tells you when the colour window actually is.
BangerSkies
BangerSkies gives each sunrise and sunset a 0–100 colour score from real cloud, aerosol and light-path weather — then points you at nearby lookouts with a clear view of the sun. Forecasts work without an account.
iPhone and iPad. The score is colour quality, not a probability or a “% chance”.
Peak colour is often 10–25 minutes before the sun comes up. The app defaults to sunrise and tells you when the colour window actually is.
High and mid cloud that can catch colour, an open light path toward the sun, fog and rain gates, and honest confidence when the models disagree.
Nearby named lookouts, headlands and beaches ranked by whether the horizon is open toward sunrise or sunset — including a sea-horizon bonus on the east coast.
Search any place and see the week without signing in. An account is only needed for community chat, sky reports and alerts while the app is closed.