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Kerry Park Seattle Skyline: sunrise photography forecast

Kerry Park is the compact Seattle skyline view: Space Needle in front, downtown behind and Mount Rainier appearing on exceptionally clear days. The frame becomes much more interesting during the change from sunset to city light.

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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.

Global model, about 13 km: less certain than in Europe.

in 16h 3m

Heavy haze

Exactly at sunrise: Fair

Ends

in 16h 49m

Diffused muted light · even light for details & forests

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise

Light corridor: partly open

Why: Some cloud sits along the sun's path, so light may get through only in places.

  • Light path: partly blocked (44% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: likely hidden. Low cloud fills the horizon (60%); the sun will probably stay behind it.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud7% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloud20% cover — too thin to draw as cloud20% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 26–26% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 27–27% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 26–26% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 27–30% cover · 25–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–71% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 65–71% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 65–71% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 71–71% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 44% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 44% is somewhere between 0.01 and 3 kmlow cloud · 60% reported, 15% resolved on a pressure surface — 45% is somewhere between 0.1 and 3 kmmid cloud · 43% reported, 27% resolved on a pressure surface — 16% is somewhere between 3 and 8 km5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange 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 lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light20 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 deck50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light50 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 Kerry Park Seattle Skyline

Best months

May to September for the best odds of a clear mountain and late light; winter brings earlier blue hour and more changeable skies.

Suggested focal lengths

50–100 mm for the standard skyline; 100–200 mm to make Rainier more prominent.

Composition

A longer lens cleans up the foreground and stacks the Space Needle, skyline and mountain. Expose a second frame at blue hour before the sky goes black.

Recommended arrival

Arrive 45–60 minutes before sunset, earlier on clear summer weekends, and stay 25 minutes after.

Access planning

The viewpoint is a small public park in a residential area. Keep paths and neighbours’ driveways clear; tripods have limited room.

Parking: Street parking only, subject to posted restrictions; rideshare or public transport is easier at busy times.

Approach: The viewpoint is beside West Highland Drive, with a short paved walk from the street.

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