elsewhere:

elsewhere

the other tracked locations

location:

batavia il

home QTH. Fox River valley, 41.85N 88.31W, 676 ft.

observed 8 min ago · polled 53 s ago · local time 8:58 pm CDT

now:

right now

8:50 pm CDT direct from the local batavia weather array

No precipitation in the next 30 minutes

56°F

--

8.4°F above the normal for this date

high today

69 °F

3:15 pm

low today

47 °F

4:30 am

dewpoint

51 °F

noticeable

wind

-- 0 mph

gusts 0 mph

hourly:

next 47 hours

issued 6:56 pm CDT

precip chance, 0 to 100%4050607080Wed6am12pm6pmThu6am12pm6pm57°F

temperaturechance of precipitation

highest precipitation chance is 28% around 7:00 am (chance rain showers)

forecast:

seven day forecast

issued 6:56 pm CDT

tonight

49°Flow

partly cloudy

11% precip · S 5 mph

detail

Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

wednesday

73°Fhigh

sunny

S 15 mph

detail

Sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

wednesday night

59°Flow

partly cloudy then slight chance rain showers

21% precip · SSW 10 mph

detail

A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

thursday

69°Fhigh

chance rain showers

28% precip · W 10 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

thursday night

45°Flow

mostly clear

6% precip · N 5 mph

detail

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph.

friday

63°Fhigh

partly sunny then slight chance rain showers

23% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

friday night

50°Flow

chance rain showers

46% precip · ENE 5 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

saturday

64°Fhigh

chance showers and thunderstorms

46% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

saturday night

51°Flow

slight chance rain showers

22% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

sunday

65°Fhigh

chance rain showers

32% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

sunday night

52°Flow

slight chance rain showers

23% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

monday

67°Fhigh

chance rain showers

52% precip · E 10 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

monday night

51°Flow

chance rain showers

50% precip · E 15 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.

tuesday

64°Fhigh

rain showers likely

58% precip · E 15 mph

detail

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

extended:

sixteen days

model blend, beyond where the official forecast stops

freezing (32°F)6650tue10/272%7449wed10/282%6749thu10/2920%5645fri10/3033%6052sat10/3133%5551sun11/120%5955mon11/240%5951tue11/354%5650wed11/444%5350thu11/526%5347fri11/612%5040sat11/717%4635sun11/811%4934mon11/931%5148tue11/1030%5033wed11/1117%

bars span the daily low to the daily high, tinted by expected conditions; the strip under each day is the chance of precipitation. 10 of 16 days show measurable precipitation; wettest is tue 11/3 at 1.13 in (rain showers).

the first week overlaps the official forecast above and is the better number to trust; past about ten days treat this as a trend, not a forecast.

radar:

radar and satellite

served from markvd.net, not hotlinked

base reflectivity loop from the nearest NEXRAD site
local radarbase reflectivity loop from the nearest NEXRAD site3 min ago · 807 KB · NOAA / National Weather Service
GOES GeoColor, regional sector
satelliteGOES GeoColor, regional sector11 min ago · 909 KB · NOAA / NESDIS STAR
base reflectivity with counties and active warningsbatavia
local radar mapbase reflectivity with counties and active warnings3 min ago · 61 KB · Iowa Environmental Mesonet / NOAA · marked at 41.8506, -88.3126
GOES infrared composite over the local areabatavia
local satelliteGOES infrared composite over the local area11 min ago · 234 KB · Iowa Environmental Mesonet / NOAA · marked at 41.8506, -88.3126

nearest NEXRAD site is KLOT. images are refreshed by the poller and cached here, so nothing on this page makes a request to a third party.

windmap:

wind map

surface flow, 2 to 15 mph across the frame

92°W90°W88°W86°W39°N40°N41°N42°N43°N44°Nbataviacalmlightmoderatefreshstrong

each line follows the wind from where it starts, so the lines show the shape of the flow rather than any one reading: where they crowd together the wind is confluent, where they turn sharply there is usually a trough or a front. color is speed, the dot on each line is its downwind end, and the marker is batavia. grid average 7 mph. computed from a 7 by 5 sample grid, drawn once on the server. there is no animation because there is no javascript on this page.

sensors:

batavia weather array

direct from the local batavia weather array, not an airport

solar radiation0 W/m2
uv index0.0 (low)
rain rate0.00 in/h
rain today0.00 in
particulates, pm2.522.0 ug/m3 (moderate)
estimated cloud base1100 ft (from the temperature and dewpoint spread)
wet bulb52.9 °F (the limit of evaporative cooling)
wind run today5 mi (distance of air past the station)

lightning:

strikes today

0

quiet

last strike

13 d ago

12:15 am

distance

21 mi

distant

detail:

observation record

full surface report

temperature56.1 °F
dewpoint51.4 °F
relative humidity84 %
pressure30.16 inHg and steady
visibility--
sky--
cloud baseunlimited
present weathernone reported
precip last hour--
precip last 24h--
beaufort force0 (calm)
observed at8:50 pm CDT
relative humidity84 %cloud cover--

trace:

last 24 hours

temperature and dewpoint

40506070803pm6pm9pmTue3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm56°F51°F

temperaturedewpoint

wind:

wind

direction, speed and gusts

NESW0mphgusting 0 mph
-50510153pm6pm9pmTue3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm0 mph0 mph

sustainedgusts · faint spokes on the dial are the last 18 direction reports, newest brightest

pressure:

barometric pressure

+0.01 inHg in the last 3 hours, steady

30.1030.1530.2030.2530.3030.353pm6pm9pmTue3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm30.16 inHg

falling pressure generally precedes unsettled weather; a rapid rise behind a front brings the clearing and the wind shift.

humidity:

relative humidity

percent

4060801001203pm6pm9pmTue3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm84%

station:

sources

where these numbers come from

primary sourcelocal batavia weather array (GW1000)
weather array statusreporting, last reading 7 min ago
archive interval5 min
fallbackNWS KARR, 10.3 mi away
forecast officeLOT
radarKLOT
coordinates41.8506, -88.3126 (EN51uu)
history points349

the local weather array is the primary reading while its file is fresh. when it goes quiet the page falls back to the airport automatically and says so here and under the current conditions.

discussion:

forecaster discussion

LOT · issued 6:17 pm CDT

the reasoning behind the numbers, written by the forecaster on duty. worth reading when the models disagree.

key messages

- Above average temperatures expected to continue through the upcoming weekend, though tomorrow looks like the warmest day of the bunch.

- While not a wash out, there will be some periodic chances for showers and perhaps isolated thunderstorms at times late Wednesday night through the upcoming weekend.

&&

discussion

Issued at 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

The rest of the afternoon looks fairly quiet and cloudy as a moisture-starved upper-level waves (currently lifting across the IA/MO border) traverses into the Lower Great Lakes. Suppose a sprinkle or two cannot be ruled out (roughly a 10% chance for rain at any given location).

Wednesday is shaping up to be unseasonably mild area-wide. High temperatures are forecasted to reach the low to mid-70s during the afternoon amidst breezy southwest winds (gusts up to 25 mph, especially with northwestward extent).

The next notable shortwave impulse is expected to track well north across southern Canada Wednesday night. As an associated surface low moves eastward across Ontario, a southwestward- trailing cold front will push southward into our area by Thursday. Although the strongest large-scale forcing will pass well to the north, pooling low-level moisture (dew points in the mid to upper 50s) along the frontal boundary could support isolated to widely scattered showers, particularly late Wednesday night into Thursday. Consequently, we maintain low- end (20 to 40%) chances of precipitation during this period.

Temperatures Thursday and Friday look to be stunted by extensive cloud cover and onshore winds. Have aggressively undercut NBM guidance to now feature highs generally in the mid 60s to around 70 on Thursday to solidly in the 60s on Friday (more more in line with ensemble guidance). Some deterministic guidance suggests highs may struggle to climb out of the 50s on Friday near the Wisconsin state line and Lake Michigan shoreline.

Ensemble guidance suggests a series of impulses will track from Mexico east-northeastward into the Lower Great Lakes region during the weekend, followed by a potentially more substantial system tracking slowly across the central U.S. next week. As a result, there will be daily chances for rain from Saturday into next week. Dry periods are still expected, so it will not be raining continuously throughout the weekend.

KJB/Borchardt

&&

aviation /00z tafs through 06z thursday/

Issued at 617 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

No significant aviation forecast concerns for this forecast period. Only items of note are a period of breezy south winds Wednesday afternoon, and a marginal LLWS potential later Wednesday night (mainly beyond the end of this forecast).

The forecast area remains between surface high pressure to the east, and a cold frontal trough and area of low pressure across the High Plains to our west. In between these features, a gradually tightening surface pressure gradient will result in light southeast winds becoming south overnight. These south winds will become somewhat breezy by early Wednesday afternoon, with gusts near 20 kts especially mid-late afternoon and then easing toward sunset. A southwesterly low-level jet is forecast to develop later Wednesday evening, with southwest winds nearing 45 kts after midnight (just beyond the end of our 30-hour ORD/MDW forecasts). Surface winds will likely drop to less than 10 kt during the evening, but may increase and even develop sporadic gusts overnight. If so, this may make for marginal LLWS conditions.

Otherwise, VFR conditions are expected to persist, with thicker mid/high level cloud cover eventually lowering a bit into the 8-12 kft range overnight in association with a mid-level disturbance lifting across the area. Some upstream radar returns with these clouds are indicative of virga (precip aloft), evaporating prior to reaching the ground. Cloud cover should decrease toward morning.

Ratzer

&&

lot watches/warnings/advisories

IL...None. IN...None. LM...None.

&&

normals:

against normal

1996-2025 normals, 30 years of this date

high today

69 °F

+14.9°F from normal

normal 55 °F

low today

47 °F

+7.0°F from normal

normal 41 °F

today's high ranks 4th warmest out of 30 years of 27 oct on record here

normal high54.5 °F
normal low40.5 °F
record high75 °F in 2014
record low29 °F in 1997
normal precip today0.05 in
last spring freezearound 26 mar
first fall freezearound 13 nov
growing season232 days

running totals:

totalso farnormaldeparture
precipitation, year to date54.10 in33.71 in+20.39 in
precipitation, month to date2.98 in2.96 in+0.02 in
cooling degree days, year to date906725+181
heating degree days, since 1 july221302-81
growing degree days, base 503,6133,165+448

degree days use the daily mean against a 65°F base for heating and cooling and a 50°F base capped at 86°F for growing, which is the convention utilities and growers quote.

year:

the last year

366 days against the normal range

050100octnovdecjanfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctwell belowbelownear normalabovewell above
days above normal204 of 366
days below normal162 of 366
warmest day94 °F on wed 2 sep 2026
coldest day-12 °F on fri 23 jan 2026
wettest day9.77 in on mon 10 aug 2026

the pale band is the normal high to low range for each date; each bar is that day's actual range, tinted by how far its mean ran from normal.

air:

air quality

us aqi 57, moderate

57

moderate

unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged exertion outdoors

3040506070Mon12pmTue12pmWed12pm44
pm2.512.7 ug/m3
pm1012.8 ug/m3
ozone35.0 ug/m3
nitrogen dioxide43.8 ug/m3
sulphur dioxide3.7 ug/m3
carbon monoxide327.0 ug/m3

source: Open-Meteo (CAMS). a modelled value for this point, not a monitor reading; set an AirNow key in the config to add the official reporting area value alongside it.

water:

river

fox river at south elgin, il

gauge height

12.54 ft

steady, -0.02 ft in 6 h

discharge

924 cfs

falling

below action stage

action 14.0 ftminor 14.5 ftmoderate 15.0 ftmajor 17.0 ft

now 12.54 ft, 1.46 ft below the lowest published threshold · NWPS point SELI2

12.512.612.612.712.7Wed12pmThu12pmFri12pmSat12pmSun12pmMon12pmTue12pm12.5 ft

gauge height over the last week. observations from USGS; flood thresholds, where shown, from the NWS National Water Prediction Service.

rainreports:

neighbors

9 cocorahs observers reporting nearby

stationprecipitationdistancedirectiondate
Batavia 0.3 SE0.00 in0.8 miE2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00
Batavia 1.5 WNW0.00 in1.0 miNW2026-10-27T07:00:00+00:00
Geneva 1.0 SSW0.00 in1.3 miNNW2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00
Batavia 1.0 SE0.00 in1.5 miESE2026-10-27T07:00:00+00:00
Batavia 2.5 W0.00 in1.9 miWNW2026-10-27T07:00:00+00:00
Geneva 0.9 E0.00 in2.5 miNNE2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00
Geneva 1.3 NW0.00 in3.2 miNNW2026-10-27T07:00:00+00:00
St. Charles 1.1 SE0.00 in4.1 miNNE2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00
Aurora 3.2 WNW0.00 in5.3 miSSW2026-10-27T08:00:00+00:00

0 of 9 reported measurable precipitation, the wettest 0.00 in. these are hand-read gauges from volunteers.

hazards:

ground and fire

37 earthquakes tracked

local: within 120 miles, any magnitude

nothing on record for this window, which is the usual state of affairs.

us: united states, magnitude 4.0 and above

4.2161 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 10.0 km deep
4 h 51 m ago
4.65 km ENE of Tierra y Libertad, Mexico
felt widely, rattles windows · 1,789 mi SSW of here · 140.3 km deep
13 h 57 m ago
4.681 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 35.0 km deep
1 d ago
4.6153 km WNW of Adak, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 152.9 km deep
2 d ago
4.07 km NNW of Agua Caliente Grande (De Gastélum), Mexico
felt widely, rattles windows · 1,549 mi SW of here · 10.0 km deep
2 d ago
4.381 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 34.7 km deep
2 d ago

world: worldwide, magnitude 6.0 and above

6.125 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
destructive in populated areas · 116.0 km deep
2 d ago
6.5Bonin Islands, Japan region
destructive in populated areas · 492.4 km deep · tsunami evaluation issued
2 d ago
6.3170 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
destructive in populated areas · 10.0 km deep
3 d ago
6.9197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
destructive in populated areas · 10.0 km deep · tsunami evaluation issued
3 d ago
7.0191 km ENE of Nagqu, China
major, serious damage over a wide area · 18.0 km deep
5 d ago
6.3197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
destructive in populated areas · 16.0 km deep · tsunami evaluation issued
7 d ago

space:

space weather

solar flux 89, k index 1

solar flux

89 sfu

low, 20m carries the traffic

planetary k

1

quiet

solar wind

391 km/s

bz +1.0 nT

x-ray flare

B5.4

1 h 35 m ago

stable paths, no storm effects.

0123Sun12pmMon12pmTue12pm1

planetary k index, three days. 5 and above is a geomagnetic storm.

hf bands, darkness here:

10mclosedneeds high flux and daylight
12mclosedfollows 10m, opens a little sooner
15mclosedthe workhorse when flux is up
17mclosedoften open when 15m is marginal
20mgoodopen somewhere nearly all the time
30mexcellentday and night, digital modes
40mgoodregional by day, long haul after dark
80mgoodnight band, regional
160mgoodnight only, quiet nights only
6mpooropenings are usually sporadic E, not flux

this is a heuristic from flux, k index and whether the sun is up here, not an ionospheric model. it will not know about a sporadic e opening on 6m or a gray line path that is wide open. for real planning use VOACAP.

sun:

sun and daylight

10 h 34 m of daylight, losing 2.6 min a day

horizon30°60°90°Tue3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pmWed

sunmoon · bands below the horizon are civil, nautical and astronomical twilight

astronomical dawn5:46 am
nautical dawn6:18 am
civil dawn6:51 am
sunrise7:19 am at ESE 107°
solar noon12:36 pm, 35.2° up
sunset5:53 pm at WSW 253°
civil dusk6:22 pm
nautical dusk6:55 pm
astronomical dusk7:27 pm
day length10 h 34 m
sun altitude now-34.9° WNW
equation of time+16.2 min

the moon is down by full darkness tonight.

moon:

moon

waning gibbous, 95% lit

waning gibbous

illumination94.8%
phasewaning gibbous (waning)
moonrise6:33 pm at NE
moonset9:18 am at WNW
transit1:31 am, 70.3° up
distance364,697 km
apparent size32.8 arcmin
elongation from sun153.6°

upcoming phases:

last quarter

sun 1 nov, 2:29 pm

new moon

mon 9 nov, 1:03 am

first quarter

tue 17 nov, 5:48 am

full moon

tue 24 nov, 8:55 am

last quarter

tue 1 dec, 12:10 am

new moon

tue 8 dec, 6:53 pm

first quarter

wed 16 dec, 11:43 pm

full moon

wed 23 dec, 7:30 pm

sky:

planets tonight

rise, set and where to look

planetrisessetsmagvisibility
mercury8:51 am6:21 pm+1.3lost in the sun
venus7:06 am5:07 pm-4.1lost in the sun
mars12:38 am2:54 pm+0.9morning sky, 63° up at dawn in the SSE
jupiter1:20 am3:09 pm-2.0morning sky, 57° up at dawn in the SE
saturn4:59 pm5:17 am+0.6evening sky, 15° up at dusk in the ESE
uranus7:15 pm10:04 am+5.6morning sky, 34° up at dawn in the W, binoculars
neptune4:36 pm4:41 am+7.8evening sky, 19° up at dusk in the ESE, telescope only

magnitudes are approximate; lower is brighter, and anything under about +6 is naked eye from a dark site. saturn ignores ring tilt, which can move it a few tenths either way.

satellites:

satellite passes

10 visible passes coming up

next pass

CSS (TIANHE)

6:38 pm

magnitude

-2.5

bright

peak

57°

in the SSE

visible for

7:28

WSW to E

satellitestartsmagnitudepeakpath
CSS (TIANHE)6:38 pm-2.557° SSEWSW 0° to E 17°, 7:28
CSS (TIANHE)8:15 pm1.618° WW 0° to W 18°, 2:59
ISS (ZARYA)6:38 am-2.539° NNENW 8° to ESE 1°, 8:50
CSS (TIANHE)7:15 pm-3.085° SW 1° to E 59°, 5:36
CSS (TIANHE)8:52 pm3.25° WW 0° to W 5°, 1:13
ISS (ZARYA)5:52 am-2.028° NNENNW 21° to E 1°, 6:31
CSS (TIANHE)6:20 pm-2.674° SWSW 44° to E 9°, 4:12
CSS (TIANHE)7:52 pm-0.134° WW 0° to W 34°, 4:01
ISS (ZARYA)5:07 am-0.720° NENE 20° to E 1°, 4:07
ISS (ZARYA)6:40 am-3.985° SWNW 11° to SE 0°, 8:47

magnitude is approximate and lower is brighter; the ISS varies by about a magnitude with the angle of its panels. brightness fades as a satellite enters the earth's shadow, which is usually why a pass ends while it is still high in the sky. directions are where to look on the horizon.

planetarium:

the whole sky

10 of 21 above the horizon right now

show
-90°-60°-30°+0°+30°+60°+90°N0°NE45°E90°SE135°S180°SW225°W270°NW315°N360°azimuth, degrees from true northelevationhorizonzenith12pmsun12am6ammoonmercuryvenusmarsjupitersaturnuranusneptune161p/hartley-iras123p/west-hartley78p/gehrels65p/gunnc/2017 k2 (panstarrs)p/2010 h2 (vales)29p/schwassmann-wachmannc/2025 d1 (groeller)cerespallasjunovestacss 6:38 pmiss 6:38 am

satellite passes are the next visible pass for each tracked object, not a position right now: the glyph sits at the peak, and the faint part of the arc is where the satellite is above the horizon but in the earth's shadow, so too dark to see. point at any object or track to bring it forward and fade the rest. use the toggles above to hide whole groups. each body is drawn at its current position, with its track for the next 24 hours in the same color. dots on a track are whole hours, labeled every six. the faded part of a track is below the horizon. sizes follow real apparent diameter but on a compressed scale.

objectazimuthelevationapparent sizemagnitude
sun285° WNW-35°32.2′--
moon77° ENE+24°32.8′--
mercury268° W-29°9.3″+1.4
venus289° WNW-43°61.7″-4.1
mars20° NNE-28°6.4″+0.9
jupiter13° NNE-33°35.4″-2.0
saturn136° SE+40°19.4″+0.6
uranus77° ENE+17°3.5″+5.6
neptune146° SE+42°2.1″+7.8
161P/Hartley-IRAS237° WSW+47°--+8.9
123P/West-Hartley329° NNW-33°--+9.7
78P/Gehrels41° NE-24°--+9.7
65P/Gunn149° SSE+34°--+10.7
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)48° NE+7°--+11.2
P/2010 H2 (Vales)225° SW-1°--+11.4
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann314° NW-49°--+11.5
C/2025 D1 (Groeller)16° NNE-22°--+11.6
ceres119° ESE+27°--+7.5
pallas275° W+4°--+10.2
juno259° W-5°--+11.6
vesta213° SSW+15°--+7.8

events:

what is happening up there

conjunctions, comets and close approaches

upcoming:

mon 2 nov 2026mars and moon in conjunction
1.0 degrees apart at closest
5 days
mon 2 nov 2026jupiter and moon in conjunction
0.5 degrees apart at closest
6 days
sat 7 nov 2026moon and venus in conjunction
1.0 degrees apart at closest
10 days
sun 15 nov 2026jupiter and mars in conjunction
1.2 degrees apart at closest
19 days
fri 20 nov 2026moon and neptune in conjunction
4.4 degrees apart at closest
23 days
fri 20 nov 2026mercury at greatest western elongation
19.6 degrees from the sun, best morning visibility of this apparition
24 days
wed 25 nov 2026uranus at opposition
closest and brightest for this year, up all night
29 days
mon 30 nov 2026jupiter and moon in conjunction
1.1 degrees apart at closest
33 days

comets brighter than magnitude 12:

cometrisessetsmagnitudedistance
161P/Hartley-IRAS11:49 am1:29 am+8.90.85 AU
123P/West-Hartley4:07 am5:20 pm+9.72.90 AU
78P/Gehrels11:28 pm1:20 pm+9.71.91 AU
65P/Gunn5:12 pm4:15 am+10.72.84 AU
C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)8:01 pm1:24 pm+11.211.73 AU
P/2010 H2 (Vales)1:29 pm8:52 pm+11.44.15 AU
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann5:25 am4:19 pm+11.57.19 AU
C/2025 D1 (Groeller)12:18 am3:34 pm+11.614.52 AU

positions computed here from Minor Planet Center orbital elements, not fetched per object. comet brightness predictions are notoriously optimistic: treat the magnitude as a rough guide, and anything fainter than about 8 needs a telescope.

minor planets:

objectrisessetsmagnitudedistance
ceres6:27 pm6:25 am+7.51.91 AU
pallas8:34 am9:24 pm+10.23.81 AU
juno9:53 am8:33 pm+11.63.99 AU
vesta2:12 pm10:59 pm+7.82.15 AU

asteroid close approaches:

wed 28 oct 20262018 GS1
11.0 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 22.6, 9.3 km/s
tomorrow
wed 28 oct 20262026 UB1
9.5 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 24.7, 18.7 km/s
tomorrow
thu 29 oct 20262022 UV21
14.7 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 27.2, 9.6 km/s
tomorrow
fri 30 oct 20262026 UD
11.6 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 25.7, 7.7 km/s
2 days
fri 30 oct 20262025 UK9
0.8 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 29.8, 7.8 km/s
3 days
mon 2 nov 2026524522
15.7 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 20.5, 8.7 km/s
6 days

source: JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies. one lunar distance is 384,400 km. none of these are on a collision course; close approach lists exist because they are the routine traffic, not because anything is coming.

seasons:

the year ahead

seasons, eclipses and showers

seasons:

december solsticemon 21 dec, 2:50 pm (55 days)
march equinoxsat 20 mar, 3:24 pm (144 days)
june solsticemon 21 jun, 9:10 am (237 days)
september equinoxthu 23 sep, 1:01 am (330 days)

eclipses:

annular solarsat 6 feb 2027
penumbral lunarsat 20 feb 2027
penumbral lunar (marginal)sun 18 jul 2027
total solarmon 2 aug 2027

dates and type are computed from the geometry at new and full moon. local circumstances are not computed, so check whether one is visible from here before setting an alarm.

meteor showers:

leonidstue 17 nov 2026 · zhr ~15 · moon interferes after it rises
geminidsmon 14 dec 2026 · zhr ~150 · good, dark sky at the peak
ursidstue 22 dec 2026 · zhr ~10 · washed out by moonlight
quadrantidssun 3 jan 2027 · zhr ~110 · fair, radiant stays low