Wed, Oct 21
Orionids meteor shower 2026 from Boise
Best 1:29 AM–6:59 AM (radiant up to 62°).
Up to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 72% lit on the peak night.
This has passed
Times are local (MDT).
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 20 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 1:30 AM–7:00 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- Nampa, IDBest 1:31 AM–7:01 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- SpokaneBest 12:34 AM–6:04 AM (radiant up to 58°)
- Bend, ORBest 1:50 AM–7:20 AM (radiant up to 62°)
- West Jordan, UTBest 1:13 AM–6:43 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- Salt Lake CityBest 1:12 AM–6:42 AM (radiant up to 65°)
- RenoBest 12:44 AM–5:59 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- Provo, UTBest 1:11 AM–6:41 AM (radiant up to 66°)
- Gresham, ORBest 1:54 AM–7:24 AM (radiant up to 60°)
- Portland, OregonBest 12:55 AM–6:25 AM (radiant up to 60°)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).