Thu, Aug 12

Perseids meteor shower 2027 from Fargo, ND

Best 11:12 PM–4:57 AM (radiant up to 67°).

Up to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky. The Moon is 84% lit on the peak night.

in 284 days 11 h

Times are local (CDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Fargo, ND

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Fargo, ND: 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.

Put Fargo, ND's sky in your calendar

Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.

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 100 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.

Tonight's sky over Fargo, ND →

Other cities

Sioux Falls, SDBest 11:41 PM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 66°)
MinneapolisBest 11:13 PM–4:43 AM (radiant up to 66°)
Saint PaulBest 11:12 PM–4:42 AM (radiant up to 66°)
Rochester, MNBest 11:24 PM–4:54 AM (radiant up to 67°)
OmahaBest 11:53 PM–5:08 AM (radiant up to 65°)
LincolnBest 11:56 PM–5:11 AM (radiant up to 64°)
Des MoinesBest 11:44 PM–4:59 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Cedar Rapids, IABest 11:36 PM–4:51 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Topeka, KSBest 12:07 AM–5:22 AM (radiant up to 65°)
Kansas CityBest 12:03 AM–5:18 AM (radiant up to 65°)

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).