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Albis Hochwacht: sunrise photography forecast
The tower on the Albis ridge is the closest thing Zurich has to a proper Alpine outlook. From the top you get Lake Zurich on one side and the Alps running toward the Bernese Oberland on the other. The catch is the roof, which crops the sky — so this is a long-lens location more than a big-sky one.
Will today'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.
Overcast at every sample point, so no direct light gets through.
Sky colors
Golden hour
Sunrise
Light corridor
-5 km
Behind you
Your location
820 m asl
5 km
Nearby
20 km
Near horizon
50 km
Light path
100 km
Light path
150 km
Far light path
200 km
Far light path
300 km
Far light path
350 km
Far light path
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud
Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.
Clarity: Reduced
Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.
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.
Most of the cloud overhead sits in shadow and is unlikely to catch colour.
Sky colors
Golden hour
Sunrise
Light corridor
-5 km
Behind you
Your location
820 m asl
5 km
Nearby
20 km
Near horizon
50 km
Light path
100 km
Light path
150 km
Far light path
200 km
Far light path
300 km
Far light path
350 km
Far light path
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud
Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.
Clarity: Good
Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.
Will Monday'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.
Golden-hour light will be flat and grey. The light path toward the sun is open.
Outlook only · 49 h ahead
Sky colors
Golden hour
Sunrise
Light corridor
-5 km
Behind you
Your location
820 m asl
5 km
Nearby
20 km
Near horizon
50 km
Light path
100 km
Light path
150 km
Far light path
200 km
Far light path
300 km
Far light path
350 km
Far light path
cloud-cover fieldinterpolation uncertaintysun directionnear-ground humiditycloud at unresolved heightmodelled underlightunderlight · height uncertainunderlight · lit on one readinglit but hidden behind nearer cloud
Terrain is drawn for illustration only — it is not used to calculate underlight or obstruction.
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Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.
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For photographers: shooting Albis Hochwacht
Best months
All year. Winter often gives the cleanest air for the distant Alps, but the approach can be icy.
Suggested focal lengths
100–400 mm for the distant Alpine chain; wider framing is limited by the tower roof
Composition
Work the compression: pick one massif and let the haze layers separate it from the foreground ridges.
Recommended arrival
Allow 30 minutes for the walk plus the 153 steps, then 30 minutes to settle before the light.
Access planning
Car or bus to Albispass, then a 20–30 minute walk through forest, then the tower stairs.
Parking: Albispass parking, then a signed forest path
Approach: 20–30 minutes on foot, plus a 153-step tower climb