Sunrise and sunset colour potential, golden and blue hours, and where to be.
Broken mid/high cloud to catch the colour
West coast: Kintyre silhouettes from Blackwaterfoot, Machrie Bay, Pirnmill or Catacol, or the King's Cave headland.
Rain likely
East coast: Holy Isle from Lamlash or Whiting Bay, Brodick Bay towards the mainland, or first light on Goat Fell from Brodick shore.
Low cloud may block the horizon
West coast: Kintyre silhouettes from Blackwaterfoot, Machrie Bay, Pirnmill or Catacol, or the King's Cave headland.
Low cloud blocks the sun
East coast: Holy Isle from Lamlash or Whiting Bay, Brodick Bay towards the mainland, or first light on Goat Fell from Brodick shore.
Broken mid/high cloud to catch the colour
West coast: Kintyre silhouettes from Blackwaterfoot, Machrie Bay, Pirnmill or Catacol, or the King's Cave headland.
Colour scores are a guide based on forecast cloud layers. The best skies come from broken mid and high cloud with a clear horizon under it. Sunrise uses the Brodick forecast and sunset uses Blackwaterfoot.
