I have just the opposite problem - I need to predict a good sunrise.
The assignment is to photograph a small (boring) shopping center for the general contractor who built it. But it's at least an hour's drive to get there so I need to be able to predict a great sunrise.
What I would really like is the sun to be rising behind tall thunderhead clouds. They would look great behind the 8 store small strip shopping mall.
I've gone out there 3 or 4 times so far but ... nothing great.
What I have learned is to have a weather front in the east about 50 or 60 miles away and clear skies overhead. I watch
www.Weather.com to see if a front might set up then get out of bed at 4am to see what is going on.
I know that ONE OF THESE DAYS it will all work out.
Terry Thomas...
the photographer
Atlanta, Georgia USA