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Fronalpstock: sunrise photography forecast

At 1,920 m the ridge above Stoos gives you Lake Lucerne folded into its side valleys and a long western horizon — the kind of open sightline that decides whether a sunset actually colours. The summit plateau is broad, so you are not fighting for one small platform.

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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.

Cloud along the light path toward the sun will block most direct light.

in 4h 49m

Blocked grey lid

Flat grey light · moody close-ups at best

Little usable cloud structure, or the viewpoint sits inside a uniform lid.

High confidence · event-time scene

Sky colors

Golden hour
Sunrise

Light corridor

Viewer's line of sight, tangent to the Earth at your locationNear-ground relative humidity19% cover — too thin to draw as cloud5% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 17–64% cover · 100–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 43–64% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 80–100% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertainty-5 km · 1.6 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not-5 km · 2.0 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not0 km · 1.6 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not5 km · 1.6 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not50 km · 1.6 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not50 km · 2.0 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is notlow cloud · 96% reported, 46% resolved on a pressure surface — 50% is somewhere between 1.08 and 3 kmlow cloud · 91% reported, 43% resolved on a pressure surface — 48% is somewhere between 1.84 and 3 kmlow cloud · 88% reported, 52% resolved on a pressure surface — 36% is somewhere between 1.66 and 3 kmlow cloud · 88% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 88% is somewhere between 2.1 and 3 kmhigh cloud · 100% reported, 75% resolved on a pressure surface — 25% is somewhere between 8 and 12 kmlow cloud · 76% reported, 34% resolved on a pressure surface — 42% is somewhere between 1.96 and 3 km

-5 km

Behind you

8/8L 96 · M 99 · H 7182% · rain 0.3 mm24.3 km

Your location

1840 m asl

8/8L 91 · M 94 · H 6287% · rain 0.3 mm28.6 km

5 km

Nearby

8/8L 88 · M 94 · H 8791% · rain 0.3 mm22.8 km

20 km

Near horizon

8/8L 88 · M 90 · H 10089%21.8 km

50 km

Light path

8/8L 98 · M 96 · H 10097%2.1 km

100 km

Light path

8/8L 76 · M 100 · H 10085%28.8 km

150 km

Far light path

8/8L 100 · M 96 · H 10081%14.5 km

200 km

Far light path

8/8L 47 · M 71 · H 10095%14 km

300 km

Far light path

7/8L 0 · M 0 · H 8990%23.8 km

350 km

Far light path

6/8L 68 · M 9 · H 3494%17 km
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.

Know the light
before it happens

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For photographers: shooting Fronalpstock

Best months

May to October, when the funicular and chairlifts run. Summer Saturdays usually add late rides, which is what makes staying for the light practical.

Suggested focal lengths

16–35 mm for the drop of the slopes against a big sky; 70–200 mm to isolate a single arm of the lake and stack the ridges behind it

Composition

Walk the plateau first. One wide frame for the whole basin, then a tighter one for whichever ridge line is catching the light.

Recommended arrival

Be on the ridge about 60 minutes before sunset, and check the last descent before you commit.

Access planning

Stoos funicular from Schwyz, then the chairlift to the summit. Confirm the evening timetable — the last downward ride is the constraint, not the walk.

Parking: Parking at the Stoos funicular valley station in Schwyz

Approach: Funicular plus chairlift; a few minutes on foot at the top

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