LightCast · Photography Forecast

Photography Conditions Forecast

LightCast translates weather data into photography-specific scores for sunset, night sky, drone flight, fog, and cloud conditions — updated daily for any location worldwide.

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Photography-specific forecasts

A Forecast Designed Around What Photographers Actually Need

Standard weather apps answer the wrong questions for photographers. Temperature, precipitation chance, and a single cloud cover percentage don't tell you whether tonight's sunset will be vivid, whether the sky will be dark enough for Milky Way photography, or whether wind conditions are safe for a drone flight. LightCast answers all of those directly.

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Sunset Quality Score

Cloud altitude by layer, horizon clarity, and humidity combined into a 0–100 sunset quality score. Updated daily for any location. Push alert when tonight looks exceptional.

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Night Sky Score

Moon phase, Bortle class, atmospheric transparency, and cloud cover scored together. Dark window timing calculated for your location. Push alert when a high-scoring night is forecast.

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Drone Flight Score

Wind, gusts, precipitation, visibility, and temperature scored into a single flyable/caution/ground verdict. Check before you leave the house — free on web, saved locations in the iOS app.

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Fog Formation Score

Dew point depression, overnight wind, humidity, and sky coverage scored into a fog probability with burn-off timing estimate. App exclusive. Know whether to set the alarm the night before.

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GoldCast and StarCast Push Alerts

GoldCast and StarCast monitor your saved locations daily and send push alerts when conditions hit your score threshold — so the forecast monitoring happens in the background, and you only hear about it when it matters. Exclusive to the iOS app.

Common Questions

What is a photography conditions forecast?

A forecast built around the variables photographers need — not temperature and rain chance. LightCast scores sunset quality, night sky conditions, drone flight readiness, and fog probability separately for any location. Free on web, alerts in the iOS app.

Does LightCast work for any type of photography?

GoldCast for sunset and golden hour. StarCast for night sky and astrophotography. DroneCast for drone photography. FogCast for fog. CloudCast for cloud and landscape. Each tool is scored for its specific shoot type.

Is LightCast free?

Web versions of GoldCast, StarCast, DroneCast, and TriCast are free. iOS app: 7-day free trial then $2.99/month. Push alerts, saved locations, FogCast, and CloudCast are iOS-only.

Does LightCast send notifications?

Yes — GoldCast and StarCast send push notifications when scores at your saved location exceed your threshold. Exclusive to the iOS app.

What else is in LightCast?

Six tools: GoldCast, StarCast, DroneCast, CloudCast, FogCast, and TriCast. $2.99/month after a 7-day free trial.

Every photography forecast in one app.

Sunset · Night sky · Drone · Fog · Cloud · Camera calculators
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