Typical Weather Forecast
I 've been keeping an eye on the extended weather forecast since we're hoping to be able to view the solar eclipse in April. As expected, the forecast is not looking good for any sort of astronomy around the 8th of April. I'm not surprised in the least because this is typical for our neck of the woods at this time of year but I am a bit disappointed. Of the 30 days in April, it appears as though only three days might be suitable for astronomy... the 13th, 15th and 16th. The forecast is showing it will likely be -Clear- on these days but just because the skies are clear doesn't mean the skies will be steady for astronomy. Of course astronomy is completely dependent upon a cloudless sky... we can't magically see through clouds but astronomy is also severely affected by air currents and convection currents as well as clouds that are not in the visible spectrum. Clouds in the infrared spectrum can also negatively impact the quality of the skies for astronomy.