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 1 min ago · local time 12:28 pm CDT

now:

right now

12:20 pm CDT direct from the local batavia weather array

No precipitation in the next 17 minutes

82°F

--

feels like 85°F (heat index)

15.2°F above the normal for this date

high today

85 °F

11:50 am

low today

61 °F

6:50 am

dewpoint

67 °F

humid

wind

WNW 2 mph

gusts 4 mph

hourly:

next 47 hours

issued 8:11 am CDT

precip chance, 0 to 100%40506070809012pm6pmSun6am12pm6pmMon6am67°F

temperaturechance of precipitation

highest precipitation chance is 40% around 1:00 pm (chance rain showers)

forecast:

seven day forecast

issued 8:11 am CDT

today

85°Fhigh

mostly sunny

5% precip · WSW 10 mph

detail

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

tonight

59°Flow

partly cloudy

4% precip · NNW 10 mph

detail

Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

sunday

74°Fhigh

partly sunny then chance rain showers

40% precip · N 10 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

sunday night

52°Flow

chance rain showers then partly cloudy

36% precip · NNE 5 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

monday

74°Fhigh

mostly sunny

12% precip · E 15 mph

detail

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

monday night

65°Flow

mostly cloudy then chance showers and thunderstorms

35% precip · SSE 15 mph

detail

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

tuesday

84°Fhigh

chance showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms likely

55% precip · WSW 15 mph

detail

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

tuesday night

63°Flow

chance showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms

83% precip · N 5 mph

detail

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

wednesday

78°Fhigh

showers and thunderstorms

83% precip · ENE 5 mph

detail

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

wednesday night

63°Flow

showers and thunderstorms likely

71% precip · NE 10 mph

detail

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

thursday

77°Fhigh

showers and thunderstorms likely

68% precip · NNE 10 mph

detail

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77.

thursday night

58°Flow

slight chance showers and thunderstorms

22% precip · NE 10 mph

detail

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

friday

76°Fhigh

slight chance showers and thunderstorms

22% precip · ENE 5 mph

detail

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

friday night

57°Flow

chance rain showers

31% precip · E 5 mph

detail

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

extended:

sixteen days

model blend, beyond where the official forecast stops

8363sat9/127%7255sun9/1329%6851mon9/144%8460tue9/1552%6860wed9/1668%6762thu9/1752%7057fri9/1827%6158sat9/1926%6157sun9/2016%5955mon9/2110%7154tue9/2218%7255wed9/2320%6455thu9/2414%7055fri9/2516%6458sat9/2613%7462sun9/2713%

bars span the daily low to the daily high, tinted by expected conditions; the strip under each day is the chance of precipitation. 8 of 16 days show measurable precipitation; wettest is thu 9/17 at 0.50 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 · 359 KB · NOAA / National Weather Service
GOES GeoColor, regional sector
satelliteGOES GeoColor, regional sector14 min ago · 868 KB · NOAA / NESDIS STAR
base reflectivity with counties and active warningsbatavia
local radar mapbase reflectivity with counties and active warnings2 min ago · 54 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 area10 min ago · 134 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, 5 to 16 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 10 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 radiation335 W/m2
uv index2.7 (low)
rain rate0.00 in/h
rain today0.00 in
soil moisture44% (moist)
particulates, pm2.54.0 ug/m3 (clean)
estimated cloud base3500 ft (from the temperature and dewpoint spread)
wet bulb71.9 °F (the limit of evaporative cooling)
wind run today6 mi (distance of air past the station)
unprotected exposure74 minutes (before fair skin starts to burn)

lightning:

strikes today

0

quiet

last strike

11 d ago

7:10 pm

distance

12 mi

in the area

detail:

observation record

full surface report

temperature82.4 °F
dewpoint67.0 °F
relative humidity60 %
pressure29.80 inHg and steady
visibility--
sky--
cloud baseunlimited
present weathernone reported
precip last hour--
precip last 24h--
beaufort force1 (light air)
observed at12:20 pm CDT
relative humidity60 %cloud cover--

trace:

last 24 hours

temperature and dewpoint

4050607080909am12pm3pm6pm9pmSat3am6am9am12pm82°F67°F

temperaturedewpoint

wind:

wind

direction, speed and gusts

NESW2mphgusting 4 mph
-2024689am12pm3pm6pm9pmSat3am6am9am12pm4 mph2 mph

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

pressure:

barometric pressure

+0.00 inHg in the last 3 hours, steady

29.7029.8029.9030.0030.109am12pm3pm6pm9pmSat3am6am9am12pm29.80 inHg

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

humidity:

relative humidity

percent

204060801001209am12pm3pm6pm9pmSat3am6am9am12pm60%

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 points348

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 6:32 am CDT

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

key messages

- Dry and mild today, turning cooler Sunday with a chance for a few afternoon showers.

- Waves of heavy rain producing thunderstorms possible in the general region early to mid next week.

&&

discussion

Issued at 313 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

A low-level thermal ridge will briefly push northeastward across the area today ahead of a cold front advancing from the Upper Midwest. This will bring warmer and slightly more humid conditions, with high temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s and heat indices pushing into the upper 80s to near 90. The surface cold front is projected to move southeastward through the afternoon. However, dry antecedent air and a strong cap, combined with weak large-scale support, should prevent convective development. As a result, dry conditions will prevail through tonight.

Winds will shift to the north tonight into Sunday behind the front. The influx of a cooler airmass, increased cloud cover, and scattered afternoon showers driven by an approaching mid- level impulse will hold high temperatures 5 to 15 degrees cooler, generally in the 70s. Given the persistent dry air in the lower levels, rainfall amounts will remain light, providing little beneficial rain.

Primarily dry conditions are expected Sunday night into Monday as the surface cold front settles across downstate IL and IN. The best chance for rain should largely remain northwest of the area across the Upper Midwest as warm air advection increases ahead of a potent shortwave trough and deepening surface low tracking from the northern High Plains into south-central Canada. The main impact from this system for us on Monday will be increasingly breezy southeasterly winds through the day. Otherwise, Monday will be another seasonable day with temperatures in the 70s under partly to mostly cloudy skies.

The cold front to our south is expected to lift back north across the region Monday night as the strong low moves across far south-central Canada. This will bring a brief return of warm (80s) and humid conditions ahead of another approaching cold front on Tuesday. The airmass along this boundary will feature precipitable water (PWAT) values of 1.7 to around 2.0 inches, supporting showers and storms capable of heavy rainfall. We are closely monitoring forecast trends, as the front's southward progress may stall late Tuesday into Wednesday due to an expanding upper-level ridge over the southeastern CONUS. If it becomes quasi-stationary, it could focus multiple rounds of heavy rain producing strong storms across the lower Great Lakes region through midweeka pattern resembling a classic Maddox frontal heavy rain setup.

Confidence in the position of the front remains low beyond Wednesday due to large ensemble spread and potential disruption from earlier convection. However, additional waves of showers and thunderstorms will remain possible wherever the boundary settles.

KJB

&&

aviation /12z tafs through 18z sunday/

Issued at 632 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

VFR with no significant concerns through midday Sunday.

The only item of note is changing wind directions. Light south- southwest winds to start this morning will become west-southwest (occasional 15-20 kt gusts) by the mid to late morning ahead of an approaching cold front. Winds will shift to northwest behind the frontal passage in the late afternoon/early evening, and then vary to northerly at times overnight/early Sunday. It appears the best chance for a prevailing shift to a north- northeasterly direction will be after 18z Sunday, beyond the current ORD/MDW TAF period.

Can't rule out a few sprinkles prior to 18z Sunday, though made no mention in the ORD and MDW TAFs. The next issuance will likely need some precip mention for scattered -SHRA Sunday afternoon.

Castro

&&

lot watches/warnings/advisories

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

&&

normals:

against normal

1996-2025 normals, 30 years of this date

high today

85 °F

+8.3°F from normal

normal 76 °F

low today

61 °F

+1.8°F from normal

normal 59 °F

today's high ranks 5th warmest out of 30 years of 12 sep on record here

normal high76.4 °F
normal low58.8 °F
record high90 °F in 2005
record low44 °F in 2014
normal precip today0.11 in
last spring freezearound 26 mar
first fall freezearound 21 nov
growing season240 days

running totals:

totalso farnormaldeparture
precipitation, year to date41.54 in29.08 in+12.46 in
precipitation, month to date0.03 in1.32 in-1.29 in
cooling degree days, year to date865725+140
heating degree days, since 1 july10+1
growing degree days, base 503,0732,744+329

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

050100sepoctnovdecjanfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepwell belowbelownear normalabovewell above
days above normal210 of 366
days below normal156 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 49, good

49

good

air quality is satisfactory

30354045505560Fri12pmSat12pmSun12pm36
pm2.511.7 ug/m3
pm1012.2 ug/m3
ozone100.0 ug/m3
nitrogen dioxide3.2 ug/m3
sulphur dioxide1.7 ug/m3
carbon monoxide146.0 ug/m3

airnow, official reporting area:

pm2.544 (good) at Aurora and Elgin
o328 (good) at Aurora and Elgin

source: Open-Meteo (CAMS). a modelled value for this point, not a monitor reading.

water:

river

fox river at south elgin, il

gauge height

12.40 ft

steady, -0.02 ft in 6 h

discharge

718 cfs

falling

below action stage

action 14.0 ftminor 14.5 ftmoderate 15.0 ftmajor 17.0 ft

now 12.40 ft, 1.60 ft below the lowest published threshold · NWPS point SELI2

12.412.512.512.6Sun12pmMon12pmTue12pmWed12pmThu12pmFri12pmSat12.4 ft

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

rainreports:

neighbors

12 cocorahs observers reporting nearby

stationprecipitationdistancedirectiondate
Batavia 0.8 W0.07 in0.2 miSW2026-09-10T07:00:00+00:00
Batavia 0.3 SE0.04 in0.8 miE2026-09-10T08:00:00+00:00
Batavia 1.5 WNW0.00 in1.0 miNW2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00
Geneva 1.0 SSW0.00 in1.3 miNNW2026-09-12T08:00:00+00:00
Batavia 1.0 SE0.00 in1.5 miESE2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00
Batavia 2.5 W0.00 in1.9 miWNW2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00
North Aurora 1.5 NE0.06 in2.4 miS2026-09-10T07:07:00+00:00
Geneva 0.9 E0.00 in2.5 miNNE2026-09-12T08:00:00+00:00
Geneva 1.3 NW0.00 in3.2 miNNW2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00
St. Charles 1.1 SE0.00 in4.1 miNNE2026-09-12T08:00:00+00:00
St. Charles 0.8 SSE0.00 in4.1 miNNE2026-09-12T07:00:00+00:00
Aurora 3.2 WNW0.04 in5.3 miSSW2026-09-10T08:00:00+00:00

4 of 12 reported measurable precipitation, the wettest 0.07 in. these are hand-read gauges from volunteers.

hazards:

ground and fire

32 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

4.138 km WNW of Anse à Galets, Haiti
felt widely, rattles windows · 1,813 mi SE of here · 10.0 km deep
20 h 31 m ago
4.3151 km SW of Adak, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 13.8 km deep
1 d ago
5.3151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
damage to weak structures · 40.9 km deep · tsunami evaluation issued
1 d ago
4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 43.1 km deep
1 d ago
4.041 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 27.2 km deep
1 d ago
4.08 km SE of Port Clarence, Alaska
felt widely, rattles windows · 5.0 km deep
1 d ago

world: worldwide, magnitude 6.0 and above

6.5126 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia
destructive in populated areas · 372.0 km deep
20 h 4 m ago
6.384 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
destructive in populated areas · 35.0 km deep · tsunami evaluation issued
9 d ago
6.2South Sandwich Islands region
destructive in populated areas · 125.9 km deep
9 d ago
6.0145 km N of Caluula, Somalia
destructive in populated areas · 10.0 km deep
15 d ago
6.0211 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
destructive in populated areas · 10.0 km deep
19 d ago
6.032 km SSW of Honchō, Japan
destructive in populated areas · 41.0 km deep
20 d ago

space:

space weather

solar flux 110, k index 2

solar flux

110 sfu

moderate, 15m opens regularly

planetary k

2

quiet

solar wind

406 km/s

bz +2.0 nT

x-ray flare

C5.8

8 min ago

stable paths, no storm effects.

112233412pmThu12pmFri12pmSat2

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

hf bands, daylight here:

10mpoorneeds high flux and daylight
12mpoorfollows 10m, opens a little sooner
15mfairthe workhorse when flux is up
17mgoodoften open when 15m is marginal
20mexcellentopen somewhere nearly all the time
30mfairday and night, digital modes
40mfairregional by day, long haul after dark
80mpoornight band, regional
160mclosednight 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

12 h 37 m of daylight, losing 2.8 min a day

horizon30°60°90°Sat3am6am9am12pm3pm6pm9pmSun

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

astronomical dawn4:54 am
nautical dawn5:29 am
civil dawn6:02 am
sunrise6:30 am at E 84°
solar noon12:49 pm, 52.1° up
sunset7:07 pm at W 276°
civil dusk7:35 pm
nautical dusk8:08 pm
astronomical dusk8:43 pm
day length12 h 37 m
sun altitude now51.8° S
equation of time+3.8 min

the moon is down by full darkness tonight.

moon:

moon

waxing crescent, 3% lit

waxing crescent

illumination3.1%
phasewaxing crescent (waxing)
moonrise8:11 am at E
moonset7:37 pm at WSW
transit1:55 pm, 40.8° up
distance383,552 km
apparent size31.1 arcmin
elongation from sun20.1°

upcoming phases:

first quarter

fri 18 sep, 3:45 pm

full moon

sat 26 sep, 11:50 am

last quarter

sat 3 oct, 8:26 am

new moon

sat 10 oct, 10:51 am

first quarter

sun 18 oct, 11:13 am

full moon

sun 25 oct, 11:13 pm

last quarter

sun 1 nov, 2:29 pm

new moon

mon 9 nov, 1:03 am

sky:

planets tonight

rise, set and where to look

planetrisessetsmagvisibility
mercury7:38 am7:39 pm-0.6lost in the sun
venus10:15 am8:16 pm-4.5evening sky, 6° up at dusk in the WSW
mars1:26 am4:27 pm+1.2morning sky, 49° up at dawn in the ESE
jupiter3:37 am5:45 pm-1.8morning sky, 26° up at dawn in the E
saturn8:04 pm8:31 am+0.6morning sky, 27° up at dawn in the WSW
uranus10:15 pm1:05 pm+5.7morning sky, 69° up at dawn in the SSW, telescope only
neptune7:36 pm7:44 am+7.8morning sky, 18° up at dawn in the WSW, 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

2 visible passes coming up

next pass

ISS (ZARYA)

8:19 pm

magnitude

-1.5

bright

peak

32°

in the NNW

visible for

8:29

W to NE

satellitestartsmagnitudepeakpath
ISS (ZARYA)8:19 pm-1.532° NNWW 0° to NE 9°, 8:29
ISS (ZARYA)7:34 pm-2.346° NNWWSW 14° to NE 1°, 7:56

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

13 of 21 above the horizon right now

show
-90°-60°-30°+0°+30°+60°+90°NNE45°E90°SE135°S180°SW225°W270°NW315°N360°azimuth, degrees from true northelevationhorizonzenith6pm12pmsun6pm12pmmoonmercuryvenusmarsjupitersaturnuranusneptune10p/tempel161p/hartley-iras47p/ashbrook-jackson123p/west-hartley78p/gehrelsc/2024 j3 (atlas)65p/gunnp/2010 h2 (vales)cerespallasjunovestaiss 8:19 pm

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
sun172° S+52°31.8′--
moon152° SSE+37°31.1′--
mercury155° SSE+44°5.0″-0.6
venus137° SE+20°36.3″-4.5
mars263° W+42°5.3″+1.2
jupiter230° SW+56°32.3″-1.8
saturn324° NW-39°19.5″+0.6
uranus293° WNW+6°3.4″+5.7
neptune334° NNW-45°2.2″+7.8
10P/Tempel43° NE-81°--+5.4
161P/Hartley-IRAS288° WNW-43°--+9.1
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson296° WNW+25°--+9.3
123P/West-Hartley193° SSW+67°--+9.8
78P/Gehrels267° W+33°--+9.9
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)44° NE+14°--+10.2
65P/Gunn320° NW-49°--+10.4
P/2010 H2 (Vales)108° ESE-33°--+11.0
ceres299° WNW-27°--+8.1
pallas96° E+25°--+10.1
juno107° ESE+7°--+11.5
vesta90° E-42°--+7.0

events:

what is happening up there

conjunctions, comets and close approaches

upcoming:

mon 14 sep 2026moon and venus in conjunction
0.5 degrees apart at closest
2 days
fri 25 sep 2026neptune at opposition
closest and brightest for this year, up all night
13 days
sat 26 sep 2026moon and neptune in conjunction
4.3 degrees apart at closest
14 days
sun 4 oct 2026saturn at opposition
closest and brightest for this year, up all night
22 days
mon 5 oct 2026mars and moon in conjunction
1.1 degrees apart at closest
23 days
tue 6 oct 2026jupiter and moon in conjunction
0.2 degrees apart at closest
24 days
sun 11 oct 2026moon and venus in conjunction
2.8 degrees apart at closest
29 days
mon 12 oct 2026mercury at greatest eastern elongation
25.2 degrees from the sun, best evening visibility of this apparition
30 days

comets brighter than magnitude 12:

cometrisessetsmagnitudedistance
10P/Tempel8:28 pm3:28 am+5.40.53 AU
161P/Hartley-IRAS10:31 pm8:36 am+9.10.75 AU
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson9:57 pm3:27 pm+9.33.18 AU
123P/West-Hartley4:50 am7:24 pm+9.83.09 AU
78P/Gehrels1:04 am3:31 pm+9.92.27 AU
C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)10:04 am5:53 am+10.23.62 AU
65P/Gunn8:30 pm7:46 am+10.42.63 AU
P/2010 H2 (Vales)3:57 pm11:06 pm+11.03.42 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
ceres9:44 pm10:01 am+8.12.12 AU
pallas10:11 am11:43 pm+10.13.36 AU
juno11:47 am10:54 pm+11.53.53 AU
vesta4:28 pm1:03 am+7.01.58 AU

asteroid close approaches:

sat 12 sep 20262026 RL10
2.4 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 26.6, 2.7 km/s
today
sun 13 sep 20262026 RG2
2.1 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 26.9, 5.4 km/s
tomorrow
sun 13 sep 20262026 RF2
9.1 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 27.8, 10.3 km/s
tomorrow
sun 13 sep 20262026 RP10
6.8 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 25.8, 15.4 km/s
tomorrow
sun 13 sep 20262010 FX9
9.3 lunar distances, 30 m across, 11.1 km/s
tomorrow
sun 13 sep 20262025 SC
19.2 lunar distances, absolute magnitude 30.1, 1.9 km/s
tomorrow

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:

september equinoxtue 22 sep, 7:05 pm (10 days)
december solsticemon 21 dec, 2:50 pm (100 days)
march equinoxsat 20 mar, 3:24 pm (189 days)
june solsticemon 21 jun, 9:10 am (282 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:

orionidswed 21 oct 2026 · zhr ~20 · washed out by moonlight
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