Monday, August 10, 2026

Best moment at 6:58 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 58/100Clouds

What the AI saw

Dramatic crepuscular rays fan outward from a bright gap in the cloud cover, creating a striking sunburst effect over Burlington and Lake Champlain. The sky displays a layered mix of silver, white, and cool blue-gray clouds, with a luminous silver reflection glinting off the lake surface near the Adirondack foothills in the distance. While warm sunset colors are largely absent due to heavy cloud cover, the powerful god-ray composition and atmospheric dynamism make this a visually compelling scene. The foreground colonial buildings and city skyline add depth and contrast to the moody, dramatic sky.

Conditions

Temperature: 77°F
Cloud cover: 100%
Humidity: 71%
Wind: 1 mph

overcast clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

293° 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 6:58 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 — Left viewThe scene shows Lake Champlain under a heavily overcast sky with a pale, washed-out glow in the upper right suggesting low sun angle consistent with evening twilight. Colors are extremely muted, dominated by cool blue-grays with only the faintest warm cream tones where light filters through the clouds near the horizon. The lake surface reflects a dull silvery sheen, and the foreground city and trees are deeply shadowed. Overall the scene lacks any meaningful color saturation or dramatic atmospheric quality.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 — Right viewDramatic crepuscular rays fan outward from a bright gap in the cloud cover, creating a striking sunburst effect over Burlington and Lake Champlain. The sky displays a layered mix of silver, white, and cool blue-gray clouds, with a luminous silver reflection glinting off the lake surface near the Adirondack foothills in the distance. While warm sunset colors are largely absent due to heavy cloud cover, the powerful god-ray composition and atmospheric dynamism make this a visually compelling scene. The foreground colonial buildings and city skyline add depth and contrast to the moody, dramatic sky.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM EDT — 6:13 PM EDTQuality 32/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM EDT — 6:43 PM EDTQuality 42/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM EDT — 7:18 PM EDTQuality 35/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, August 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM EDT — 7:28 PM EDTQuality 0/100