Thu, Apr 22
Lyrids meteor shower 2027 from Nampa, ID
Best 12:16 AM–5:31 AM (radiant up to 80°).
Up to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 99% lit on the peak night.
in 171 days 15 h
Times are local (MDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Nampa, ID: 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 18 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 12:15 AM–5:30 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- BoiseBest 12:14 AM–5:29 AM (radiant up to 80°)
- SpokaneBest 11:04 PM–4:19 AM (radiant up to 75°)
- Bend, ORBest 12:35 AM–5:50 AM (radiant up to 79°)
- RenoBest 11:29 PM–4:59 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- West Jordan, UTBest 11:58 PM–5:28 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- Salt Lake CityBest 11:57 PM–5:27 AM (radiant up to 83°)
- Provo, UTBest 11:56 PM–5:26 AM (radiant up to 84°)
- Gresham, ORBest 12:24 AM–5:54 AM (radiant up to 78°)
- Portland, OregonBest 11:25 PM–4:55 AM (radiant up to 78°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).