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Steingletscher, Susten Pass: sunrise photography forecast

The glacier lake below the Steingletscher is the strongest composition on the Susten Pass: meltwater, bare rock and ice within one frame. The pass road is the whole story for access — it is usually shut from November into June, and the drive is full of places that will tempt you to stop.

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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.

Low cloud is resting on the viewpoint, so you will be inside it.

in 15h 29m

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 humidity14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud14% cover — too thin to draw as cloud5% cover — too thin to draw as cloud12% cover — too thin to draw as cloud13% cover — too thin to draw as cloudConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 45–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 34–41% cover · 45–45% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 65–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–100% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–65% visual uncertaintyConnected cloud layer · 0–100% cover · 10–65% visual uncertainty-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 · 2.0 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not5 km · 1.7 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not5 km · 2.0 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not20 km · 1.7 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not20 km · 2.0 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 not100 km · 1.7 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is not100 km · 2.0 km of air with no pressure level in it — the decks above and below are measured, this span is notlow cloud · 90% reported, 58% resolved on a pressure surface — 32% is somewhere between 1.63 and 3 kmlow cloud · 95% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 95% is somewhere between 2.05 and 3 kmlow cloud · 74% reported, 0% resolved on a pressure surface — 74% is somewhere between 2.25 and 3 km

-5 km

Behind you

8/8L 90 · M 100 · H 10095% · rain 1.7 mm15.9 km

Your location

2050 m asl

8/8L 95 · M 100 · H 10093% · rain 1.3 mm16.3 km

5 km

Nearby

8/8L 100 · M 100 · H 100100% · rain 1.0 mm200 m

20 km

Near horizon

8/8L 97 · M 97 · H 100100%200 m

50 km

Light path

8/8L 74 · M 100 · H 10086%27.8 km

100 km

Light path

8/8L 96 · M 100 · H 100100%300 m

150 km

Far light path

8/8L 44 · M 98 · H 10079%35.2 km

200 km

Far light path

8/8L 40 · M 33 · H 10085%32.5 km

300 km

Far light path

8/8L 29 · M 0 · H 10090%23.5 km

350 km

Far light path

6/8L 66 · M 0 · H 1798%700 m
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.

Forecast refreshed a few hours before sunrise.

Know the light
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For photographers: shooting Steingletscher, Susten Pass

Best months

Summer into early autumn, while the pass road is open.

Suggested focal lengths

16–35 mm to hold lake, glacier, foreground rock and sky together; 24–70 mm for a cleaner, less cluttered version

Composition

Get low and use the meltwater edge as a lead-in. Keep shooting after the sun has gone behind the ridge.

Recommended arrival

Arrive well before sunset — budget extra time for the stops you will make on the way up.

Access planning

Drive the Susten Pass and check live road status before you set off. Parking is close to the lake.

Parking: Roadside parking near the Steingletscher/Steinsee area

Approach: Short walk from the car

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