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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 today'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 3h 43m

Partly lit cloud edges

Exactly at sunset: Good

Starts

in 2h 58m

Diffused muted light · even light for details & forests

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunset
Afterglow

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 sunset.

  • Light path: clear (26% blocking cloud at the ray's height)
  • Sun: likely visible. The low cloud (33% at 150 km) and the mid-level deck (65% at 300 km) and the high sheet (95% at 350 km) lie across the sun's path to the horizon, lightly; the disc should still show, but it may clip in and out.
Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity9% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloud11% cover — too thin to draw as cloud11% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 21–21% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–91% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 1–91% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 55–55% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 91–91% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 91–91% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 11–100% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 91–91% cover · 10–25% visual uncertaintymid cloud · 45% reported, 9% resolved on a pressure surface — 36% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmhigh cloud · 93% reported, 55% resolved on a pressure surface — 38% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmmid cloud · 55% reported, 13% resolved on a pressure surface — 42% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 55% reported, 13% resolved on a pressure surface — 42% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 61% reported, 21% resolved on a pressure surface — 40% is somewhere between 3 and 8 kmmid cloud · 65% reported, 21% resolved on a pressure surface — 44% is somewhere between 3 and 8 km-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 orange light · lit on one reading: the strongest cloud toward the sun was set aside, and counting it would have darkened this deck5 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 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 light50 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 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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