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— The Weather in CH-3952 Susten: Location —

Location and Environment

The weather station is located at 7°38'32.7" North und 46°18'30.9" East, 675 m a.s.l. (2,214 ft) in the Rhone valley, Valais, Switzerland.

View from 950 m (3,115 ft) altitude to southwest.	Like picture at left, zoomed in 3 times.	View from 650 m (2,130 ft) altitude to southwest.
Drawing from above. North is on top.	Aerial view, overview. North is on top.	Like picture at left, zoomed in.
Relief view from the wider environs. North is on top.	Top: View from east to west. Bottom: View from west to east.	View from north to south. Viewing height is 4000 m (13,123 ft).

For the two pictures at bottom centre terrains were made from height data and a satellite image drapped over it. The camera is located at 2,000 m (6,560 ft). That's about how the upper winds «see» the valley. Winds from the east are stronger and dry (föhn), winds from the west are humid and may bring rain. The valley is like a channel, winds from north and south become winds from east and west at this location.

For the picture at bottom right, several terrains were made from geo data with a resolution of 60 m/px (197 ft/px) and assembled to a landscape. The textures are procedural ones, sky and illumination are from a spherical HDRI panorama that was photographed at the valley floor; clouds and sky are therefore real. The virtual Bryce 7.1 camera is above the mountain Wildstrubel at 4000 m (13,123 ft) altitude and is looking due south.