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Chapf above Amden: sunrise photography forecast

Chapf is a platform on the edge of the slope above Amden, with the Walensee a long way down and the Glarus Alps standing opposite. The walk is about twenty minutes and almost flat, which is a rare combination for a view this steep. There are benches and a panorama board when you get there.

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Will tomorrow's sunrise be worth it?

Simplified forecast from the open model run. The full forecast — a second model, your exact viewpoint, the hourly cloud timeline — is in the app.

in 8h 16m

Partly lit cloud edges

Little usable low-sun light expected

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise

Light corridor: open

Why: The sun's path is clear at the height its low light travels, so the light can reach the clouds at sunrise.

  • Light path: clear (24% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: likely hidden. Low cloud fills the horizon (78%); the sun will probably stay behind it.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloud9% cover — too thin to draw as cloud15% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 25–61% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 28–28% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 61–61% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 61–61% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 86% reported, 14% resolved on a pressure surface — 72% is somewhere between 1.1 and 3 kmlow cloud · 78% reported, 14% resolved on a pressure surface — 64% is somewhere between 1.07 and 3 kmlow cloud · 78% reported, 14% resolved on a pressure surface — 64% is somewhere between 1.15 and 3 kmmid cloud · 73% reported, 13% resolved on a pressure surface — 60% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmlow cloud · 71% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 71% is somewhere between 1.61 and 3 kmlow cloud · 64% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 64% is somewhere between 2.31 and 3 km-5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light0 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light · lit on one reading: the strongest cloud toward the sun was set aside, and counting it would have darkened this deck20 km · the model says the unresolved mid cloud may catch red light · exact underside height unknown within 3–8 km50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light100 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light100 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light

Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.

cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.

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For photographers: shooting Chapf above Amden

Best months

Spring, autumn and winter. Summer works but the sun sets further round and afternoon haze softens the far side.

Suggested focal lengths

16–35 mm for the lake and the drop; 70–200 mm to pick out villages, far peaks and patches of reflected light

Composition

The height is the subject — include enough of the near slope to show how far down the lake is.

Recommended arrival

Allow the 20-minute walk plus 30 minutes to choose an angle.

Access planning

Bus or car to Amden and on to Arvenbüel, then a mostly paved walk with a short gravel section at the end.

Parking: Arvenbüel parking above Amden

Approach: About 20 minutes, mostly flat and paved

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