Wed, Nov 17
Leonids meteor shower 2027 from Boise
Best 2:14 AM–6:29 AM (radiant up to 67°).
Up to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 90% lit on the peak night.
in 380 days 12 h
Times are local (MST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Boise: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.
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Plan your night
☁️ Clouds through the night
The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.
🌑 Find a dark sky
City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.
🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night
Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.
Shooting stars streak across the sky: up to about 15 an hour from a dark place, fewer this year in bright moonlight.
How to watch
- Find a dark place away from city lights and give your eyes 20 minutes to adjust.
- Lie back and look at a wide part of the sky; you do not need to face the radiant.
- Rates are highest in the hours before dawn.
Other cities
- Meridian, IDBest 2:15 AM–6:30 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- Nampa, IDBest 2:16 AM–6:31 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- SpokaneBest 1:19 AM–5:34 AM (radiant up to 63°)
- Bend, ORBest 2:35 AM–6:50 AM (radiant up to 67°)
- West Jordan, UTBest 1:58 AM–5:58 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- Salt Lake CityBest 1:57 AM–5:57 AM (radiant up to 68°)
- RenoBest 1:29 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- Provo, UTBest 1:56 AM–5:56 AM (radiant up to 69°)
- Gresham, ORBest 2:39 AM–6:54 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Portland, OregonBest 1:40 AM–5:55 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).