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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.

Will today's sunset be worth it?

Chasseral · forecast for sunset

Sunset: No Sunset

Sun likely hidden

19:00

in 3h 3m, local time

Only one forecast available

Why: Cloud at the light ray's height along the far path (100%) will block most direct light.

2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 kmNear-ground relative humidity12% cover — too thin to draw as cloud11% cover — too thin to draw as cloud19% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 30–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 57–70% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 56–56% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 76–100% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 70–70% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 100% reported, 59% resolved on a pressure surface — 41% is somewhere between 1.59 and 3 kmmid cloud · 96% reported, 64% resolved on a pressure surface — 32% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 93% reported, 57% resolved on a pressure surface — 36% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 97% reported, 66% resolved on a pressure surface — 31% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmlow cloud · 100% reported, 58% resolved on a pressure surface — 42% is somewhere between 0.84 and 3 kmmid cloud · 100% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 100% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 33% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 33% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 16% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 16% is somewhere between 3 and 8 km20 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 light150 km · the model says the unresolved mid cloud may catch red light · exact underside height unknown within 3–8 km200 km · the model says the unresolved mid cloud may catch red light · exact underside height unknown within 3–8 km300 km · the model says the unresolved mid cloud may catch red light · exact underside height unknown within 3–8 km-5You · 052050100150200300350

The sky along today's light path — cloud density by altitude, from 5 km behind you to 350 km toward the sun. Rendered by the live app.

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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