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Steingletscher, Susten Pass: sunrise photography forecast

The glacier lake below the Steingletscher is the strongest composition on the Susten Pass: meltwater, bare rock and ice within one frame. The pass road is the whole story for access — it is usually shut from November into June, and the drive is full of places that will tempt you to stop.

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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 19m

Vivid warm canvas

Exactly at sunrise: Fair

Ends

in 9h 3m

Soft warm light · portraits & landscapes

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise
Glow before

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 (13% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: clearly visible. You're above the low cloud (2050 m); the sun clears the deck below you.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity20% cover — too thin to draw as cloud20% cover — too thin to draw as cloud17% cover — too thin to draw as cloud16% cover — too thin to draw as cloud7% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloud19% cover — too thin to draw as cloud9% cover — too thin to draw as cloud16% cover — too thin to draw as cloud10% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 37–37% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 20–61% cover · 10–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–64% cover · 10–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 37–37% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 24–61% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 47–64% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 52–53% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 59–61% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 54–64% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 55–55% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 53–53% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 71% reported, 20% resolved on a pressure surface — 51% is somewhere between 1.27 and 3 kmmid cloud · 100% reported, 64% resolved on a pressure surface — 36% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmlow cloud · 89% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 89% is somewhere between 2.05 and 3 kmmid cloud · 77% reported, 61% resolved on a pressure surface — 16% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmlow cloud · 58% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 58% is somewhere between 2.49 and 3 kmlow cloud · 67% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 67% is somewhere between 2.55 and 3 kmlow cloud · 80% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 80% is somewhere between 2.84 and 3 km-5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light-5 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 deck0 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light5 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 light50 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 Steingletscher, Susten Pass

Best months

Summer into early autumn, while the pass road is open.

Suggested focal lengths

16–35 mm to hold lake, glacier, foreground rock and sky together; 24–70 mm for a cleaner, less cluttered version

Composition

Get low and use the meltwater edge as a lead-in. Keep shooting after the sun has gone behind the ridge.

Recommended arrival

Arrive well before sunset — budget extra time for the stops you will make on the way up.

Access planning

Drive the Susten Pass and check live road status before you set off. Parking is close to the lake.

Parking: Roadside parking near the Steingletscher/Steinsee area

Approach: Short walk from the car

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