Weather
Tonight’s observing conditions in Naperville, and the next two nights.
Clouds, sky clarity and steady air for every hour of the next 3 days.
The Environment Canada forecast maps, centered on Naperville.
This is a prediction from a weather model, not a report of the sky right now. It’s not always correct, so check the sky before you head out.
Tonight in Naperville
Average
Mostly cloudy, with a short clear spell from 6:10 PM to 8 PM.
- Cloud Cover
- Mostly Cloudy
- Sky Clarity
- Average
- Steady Air
- Poor
What These Mean
Excellent, Good, Average, PoorHow good the sky is for observing while it’s clear. “Clouded Out” means there’s no break in the clouds of two hours or more; “No Data” means the forecast didn’t cover it.
Cloud CoverHow much of the sky is covered while it’s dark. More bars is a clearer sky.
Sky ClarityHaze in the air (transparency). Matters most for the Milky Way and galaxies.
Steady AirHow much stars twinkle (seeing). Matters most for the Moon and planets.
Bright MoonThe Moon is more than half lit and up for most of the night. It washes out faint galaxies and the Milky Way.
More gold bars is better.
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Next 3 Nights
Dark to dawn. Dark blue is clear sky, light blue is partly cloudy, gray is clouds. The rating is how good the sky is while it’s clear.
Tonight
Average
Mostly cloudy, with a short clear spell from 6:10 PM to 8 PM.
While clear: Sky Clarity Average · Steady Air Poor
Friday Night
Average
Mostly clear all night, with some passing clouds.
While clear: Sky Clarity Average · Steady Air Poor
Saturday Night
Good
Clear skies all night, from dark at 6:10 PM until 5:05 AM.
While clear: Sky Clarity Average · Steady Air Good
Every Hour
Clouds, sky clarity, steady air and darkness (with the Moon) for the next 3 days, day and night. Darker blue is better.
Bookmark naperastro.org/weather/#charts to open here.
Environment Canada Forecast Maps
Naperville is circled in red. Model run Nov 12, 12:00 AM CST. More maps at weather.gc.ca.
Weather data provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada (astronomy forecasts), used under the Data Server End-use Licence. Model run Nov 12, 12:00 AM CST, updated every 6 hours.
Forecast concept from Attilla Danko’s Clear Sky Charts at cleardarksky.com.
The Sun
Thursday: Sunrise 6:40 AM · Sunset 4:35 PM
Northern Lights
Unlikely
Activity is Kp 1 as of 3 PM. Naperville usually needs Kp 7 or higher.
Source: NOAA planetary K-index
Sunspots
7 Spot Groups
41 sunspots in all. The largest group, region 4566, covers about the area of 7 Earths.
Source: NOAA solar region summary
Solar Flares
Moderate
NOAA’s forecast chance of a flare in the next 24 hours.
Source: NOAA solar activity forecast
Solar Cycle 25 is past its peak and winding down. October's sunspot number was 62. Solar cycle progression from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Never look at the Sun, even briefly, without a proper solar filter.