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Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss: sunrise photography forecast

The familiar Kirkjufell frame is made from the path beside Kirkjufellsfoss, where the falls provide the foreground and the mountain holds the background. Small changes in position matter because the mountain, river and bridge overlap quickly.

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.

Global model, about 13 km: less certain than in Europe.

Golden-hour light will be flat and grey. The light path toward the sun is open.

in 22h 5m

Pale clear glow

Harsh directional light · backlit landscapes; harsh for portraits

Some texture is present, but layering or scene depth is limited.

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 humidity15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud19% cover — too thin to draw as cloud15% cover — too thin to draw as cloud16% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud6% cover — too thin to draw as cloud8% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 6–100% cover · 10–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–80% cover · 45–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 20–20% cover · 10–10% visual uncertaintylow cloud · 100% reported, 76% resolved on a pressure surface — 24% is somewhere between 0.35 and 3 kmlow cloud · 100% reported, 76% resolved on a pressure surface — 24% is somewhere between 0.08 and 3 kmlow cloud · 100% reported, 76% resolved on a pressure surface — 24% is somewhere between 0.08 and 3 km-5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light0 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light5 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light50 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light100 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch orange light100 km · the model says the lowest depicted cloud underside may catch red light

-5 km

Behind you

8/8L 100 · M 0 · H 093%—

Your location

80 m asl

8/8L 100 · M 0 · H 093%—

5 km

Nearby

8/8L 100 · M 0 · H 093%—

20 km

Near horizon

7/8L 84 · M 0 · H 097%—

50 km

Light path

5/8L 63 · M 0 · H 096%—

100 km

Light path

5/8L 59 · M 0 · H 097%—

150 km

Far light path

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 086%—

200 km

Far light path

5/8L 60 · M 0 · H 088%—

300 km

Far light path

0/8L 0 · M 0 · H 073%—

350 km

Far light path

7/8L 69 · M 64 · H 079%—
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.

Clouds: Almost no clouds

Almost no clouds above you — expect a clean but pale horizon glow rather than a red sky.

Low cloud deck overhead (96%) hides the coloured undersides.

Most cloud is concentrated in one height band, so the scene has limited vertical separation.

Cloud cover changes between nearby and distant parts of the scene, adding texture and depth.

Broken low cloud (89%) — expect the light to come and go.

Light corridor is open

21% blocking cloud at the ray's height out to 350 km — the low sun's own path is clear. Cloud above that ray is judged separately.

Distant low cloud sits below the light ray (Earth's curvature) — it can't block the light.

Sun likely hidden. Low cloud fills the horizon (100%) — the sun will probably stay behind it.

Clarity: Reduced

High humidity (94%) may soften and mute colors.

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.

Know the light
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For photographers: shooting Kirkjufell and Kirkjufellsfoss

Best months

May to August for long sunset light and easier ground; September to March for aurora potential, snow and much harder conditions.

Suggested focal lengths

16–35 mm for falls, river and mountain; 50–85 mm for cleaner, compressed studies.

Composition

Use one of the cascades rather than forcing all three into every frame. Keep off the eroded banks and make a second composition downstream when the main platform is crowded.

Recommended arrival

Arrive 60 minutes before sunset; for aurora, scout the edges and safe footing in daylight.

Access planning

Use the designated paid parking and marked paths. Winter ice, spray and darkness make the short walk more serious than it looks.

Parking: Designated Kirkjufellsfoss paid car park; read the current payment signs.

Approach: Five to ten minutes on the marked path, with uneven and often slippery ground near the falls.

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