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Sky event forecast · Monday night, Nov 16

Leonid Meteor Shower

The Leonids after midnight Monday, with a viewing rating for every CORWX viewing spot and town from the cloud forecast and the moon.

Leonid Meteor Shower: viewing forecast for Central Oregon

The Leonids, hour by hour for every CORWX viewing spot and town: the NWS cloud forecast for the hours after midnight Monday night, the moon, and a viewing rating for each place.

When
Monday night, Nov 16, into Tuesday morning, Nov 17 · rated 11 PM to 6 AM
Peak
Peak night Monday into Tuesday. The meteors come from Leo, which rises around midnight, so the best hours are after midnight until dawn.
How many
A modest shower this year: about 10 to 15 an hour at best from a dark spot.
Where to look
Leo rises in the east around midnight and is high in the south-east before dawn. Meteors can appear anywhere; face away from town lights.
Moon
First quarter, 49% lit; sets about 11:08 PM. Fully dark 6:18 PM to 5:22 AM (Bend area).

Viewing rating by place

Best bet: no place has two or more good hours in a row in this forecast.

CORWX viewing spots

PlaceRating · best hours11pm12am1am2am3am4am5am
Pine Mountain ObservatoryPoorNo good stretchaverage 67% cloud29°Calm g729°Calm g728°Calm g828°Calm g827°Calm g827°Calm g626°Calm g6
Oregon Observatory at Sunriver Nature CenterFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud30°Calm g728°Calm g727°Calm g626°Calm g626°Calm g626°Calm g525°Calm g5
HopservatoryFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud35°WSW 3 g734°WSW 3 g733°Calm g533°Calm g532°Calm g532°Calm g631°Calm g6
Pilot ButteFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud35°WSW 3 g734°WSW 3 g733°Calm g533°Calm g532°Calm g532°Calm g631°Calm g6
Horse Butte / Coyote ButteFairNo good stretchaverage 64% cloud34°WSW 3 g733°WSW 3 g732°Calm g532°Calm g531°Calm g531°Calm30°Calm
Ochoco State Scenic ViewpointPoorNo good stretchaverage 68% cloud34°Calm32°Calm31°Calm30°Calm29°Calm29°Calm28°Calm
Lava Butte LookoutFairNo good stretchaverage 61% cloud30°Calm g730°Calm g729°Calm g629°Calm g628°Calm g628°Calm g627°Calm g6
Paulina PeakPoorNo good stretchaverage 68% cloud26°WNW 5 g925°WNW 5 g925°WNW 6 g1025°WNW 6 g1024°WNW 6 g1024°W 6 g924°W 6 g9
Three Sisters ViewpointFairNo good stretchaverage 60% cloud34°Calm g532°Calm g531°Calm30°Calm29°Calm29°Calm28°Calm
Dee Wright ObservatoryFairNo good stretchaverage 62% cloud27°WSW 3 g727°WSW 3 g726°SW 3 g726°SW 3 g726°SW 3 g726°Calm g725°Calm g7
Tumalo MountainPoorNo good stretchaverage 67% cloud24°W 3 g924°W 3 g923°W 3 g923°W 3 g922°W 3 g922°W 3 g722°W 3 g7
Lookout MountainPoorNo good stretchaverage 70% cloud29°NNW 528°NNW 528°NW 728°NW 728°NW 728°NW 727°NW 7

Towns

PlaceRating · best hours11pm12am1am2am3am4am5am
BendFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud34°Calm g633°Calm g633°Calm g533°Calm g532°Calm g532°Calm g531°Calm g5
RedmondFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud36°Calm g534°Calm g533°Calm g532°Calm g531°Calm g531°Calm g530°Calm g5
SistersFairNo good stretchaverage 57% cloud32°Calm30°Calm29°Calm28°Calm27°Calm27°Calm26°Calm
SunriverFairNo good stretchaverage 63% cloud30°Calm g728°Calm g727°Calm g726°Calm g726°Calm g726°Calm g525°Calm g5
La PinePoorNo good stretchaverage 67% cloud27°Calm g625°Calm g624°Calm g723°Calm g722°Calm g721°Calm g520°Calm g5
PrinevillePoorNo good stretchaverage 69% cloud33°Calm32°Calm31°Calm30°Calm29°Calm29°Calm28°Calm
MadrasFairNo good stretchaverage 62% cloud37°Calm36°Calm35°Calm34°Calm33°Calm33°Calm32°Calm
Warm SpringsFairNo good stretchaverage 62% cloud39°Calm37°Calm36°Calm35°Calm34°Calm34°Calm33°Calm
ExcellentGoodFairPoorTwilightClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyCloudyEach hour: viewing color, sky cover, temperature (°F), wind (mph; g = gusts). Hover or tap an hour for the exact numbers.

Cloud cover is the National Weather Service sky cover forecast for each place, in percent, hour by hour, as of 9:10 AM, Nov 12. Ratings use the average over the hours shown: Excellent at most 15% cloud, Good 35%, Fair 65%, otherwise Poor. Best hours: the longest stretch of two or more Good or Excellent hours; a bright moon up most of the night lowers it one step. Smoke and local haze are not included.

Event times: American Meteor Society meteor shower calendar. Sun and moon worked out by CORWX.