IS YOUR SKY GOING TO BE CLOUDY TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT?
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This 48-hr weather forecast is made for astronomers by astronomer Attilla Danko. We rely on it because it's ALMOST NEVER wrong.
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If you're not sure how to read this, click on chart for detailed instructions.
But basically, for the non-astronomer, the red lines mark midnight, and the
more darker blue squares you see... the better!
But basically, for the non-astronomer, the red lines mark midnight, and the
more darker blue squares you see... the better!
Cloudy Sky Cancellation Policy
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The Weather is Different Here...
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Though cloudy days are not uncommon, we average 300 clear nights per year! In this part of the world, daytime weather has little bearing on what will happen later at night. So, we follow the 30/70 rule:
If during the 3-hr course of a Telescope Tour, the sky never gets better than 30% clear (NWS definition of "Mostly Cloudy") we offer FULL REFUNDS to those who actually show-up at our observatory, or those we contact (text or email) in advance with a weather cancellation notice. NOTE: we only cancel in advance when our weather service (see above), predicts zero 1-hr intervals between showtime and midnight where the sky will be less than 70% cloudy. Otherwise, when it is too close to call, we'll still offer the multimedia show. So if you already have a reservation, come anyway! At worst, you get a FREE multimedia show. At best the sky will clear, and it will be AWESOME! |
Folks like to brag about their rapidly changing weather. In reality few places rival the clearing speed of the Colorado Plateau. The time-lapse above goes from 100% overcast, with lightning, to 100% clear in 90 minutes!
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The bottom line is: Trust us! Since we run a weather dependent business, we have to be both VERY good at predicting our local weather, and generous when we're wrong. If we weren't, we would have already gone out of business, long ago. :-)
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