Friday, June 19, 2026

Best moment at 8:28 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 3 captures this evening

Quality 68/100Rain

What the AI saw

A dramatic and moody sunset blazes through a stormy sky over Burlington, with intense golden-yellow light breaking beneath a heavy dark cloud layer. The sun is near or just below the horizon to the right, casting brilliant warm rays that illuminate the underside of the clouds with amber and gold tones. The contrast between the dark brooding upper sky and the luminous golden horizon gives the scene a powerful, turbulent atmosphere. Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains are bathed in warm reflected light, adding depth to this striking scene.

Conditions

Temperature: 60°F
Cloud cover: 45%
Humidity: 95%
Wind: 1 mph

moderate rain

Sun position

Sun set toward

299° WNW

Far northwest - Summer sunset

Burlington (44.48°N) — sunsets sweep from southwest in winter to northwest in summer along the Lake Champlain shore.

Both camera angles at 8:28 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Friday, June 19, 2026 — Left viewThe scene shows Burlington, Vermont looking west toward Lake Champlain under a pale, hazy blue-gray sky. There is a faint warm glow in the lower right horizon suggesting possible early morning light or a very muted late-day sun obscured by haze. The lush green tree canopy is illuminated softly, and the lake surface appears calm beneath a thick atmospheric haze. No distinct sunset colors, gradients, or dramatic cloud formations are visible, making this a subdued and unremarkable lighting condition.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Friday, June 19, 2026 — Right viewA dramatic and moody sunset blazes through a stormy sky over Burlington, with intense golden-yellow light breaking beneath a heavy dark cloud layer. The sun is near or just below the horizon to the right, casting brilliant warm rays that illuminate the underside of the clouds with amber and gold tones. The contrast between the dark brooding upper sky and the luminous golden horizon gives the scene a powerful, turbulent atmosphere. Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains are bathed in warm reflected light, adding depth to this striking scene.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Friday, June 19, 2026 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 52/100

Burlington sunset on Friday, June 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM EDT — 8:18 PM EDTQuality 68/100