WELCOME TO THE RAC LIVE WEATHER STATIONBe sure to use the RAC Weather Station to check the weather conditions before making your observing plans.
The following weather tools will allow you to get an accurate picture of the current and upcoming observing conditions- All maps are real-time and are updated every few minutes. This page may take a moment to load- please be patient. |
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WATER VAPOR MAPGreen to dark green indicating areas of high moisture
which will result in poor seeing.
Colored areas show dense cloud and storm activity. Light
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VISABLE CLOUD COVERThis live satellite image shows visable cloud cover along with the daylight terminator. See the map below for night conditions.
This infrared image allows us to see the cloud patterns in greater detail as well as during the nighttime hours.
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Wawayanda Observing SiteDeveloped for astronomers, these live charts are excellent for determing the the hourly transparancy of the sky over the next 48 hours.
Cloud cover, transparancy, and seeing are displayed.
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