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Chasseral: sunset photography forecast

Chasseral is a clarity location. On an ordinary evening it is a pleasant ridge; after a cold front or a Föhn clearance the whole Alpine chain appears at once, from Säntis across the Bernese Alps to Mont Blanc. That difference is entirely about air, which is what makes it worth checking a forecast before driving up.

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Will tomorrow's sunset 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 19h 23m

Blocked grey lid

Little usable low-sun light expected

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunset

Light corridor: blocked

Why: Cloud covers every point we sampled, so no direct light gets through.

  • Light path: partly blocked (54% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: likely hidden. You're inside the cloud at the viewpoint (4.9 km visibility); the sun will not be visible from here.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity19% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud11% cover — too thin to draw as cloud7% cover — too thin to draw as cloud7% cover — too thin to draw as cloud10% cover — too thin to draw as cloud15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud6% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 22–53% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 22–27% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 44–70% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 53–53% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 38–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 32–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 44–70% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 53–53% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 35–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 59–59% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 61–61% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 26–100% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 56–56% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 70–70% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 75–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 81–100% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 70–70% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 100–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 47% reported, 22% resolved on a pressure surface — 25% is somewhere between 1.31 and 3 kmlow cloud · 67% reported, 14% resolved on a pressure surface — 53% is somewhere between 1.57 and 3 kmlow cloud · 48% reported, 19% resolved on a pressure surface — 29% is somewhere between 1.06 and 3 kmlow cloud · 49% reported, 22% resolved on a pressure surface — 27% is somewhere between 1.2 and 3 kmlow cloud · 50% reported, 27% resolved on a pressure surface — 23% is somewhere between 1.04 and 3 km

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 sunset.

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For photographers: shooting Chasseral

Best months

Spring to autumn while the summit road is open. Winter rewards the walk in when visibility is exceptional.

Suggested focal lengths

100–400 mm to compress the Alpine chain; 24–70 mm when the Jura meadows give you a foreground

Composition

Decide early whether the subject is the distant chain or the ridge you are standing on — they need different lenses and different spots.

Recommended arrival

45 minutes before sunset if you drive up; add the full route time in winter.

Access planning

Drive to the summit in season. In winter the road closes and you take the marked hiking or snowshoe route.

Parking: Summit parking when the road is open; valley parking at the winter trailhead

Approach: Short walk from summit parking, or a marked winter route

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