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Avoiding clouds before a night of shooting

 
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Apr 24, 2021 09:15 |  #1

Hey guys! Recently I have been dabbling with a little bit of astro-landscape photography as a way of keeping things fresh and exciting from what I usually shoot (weddings, product videos, corporate nonsense etc) and it's been really fun!
The one thing I haven't quite figured out is how to find reliable cloud forecasts to make the most of clear dark skies. Are there any websites/apps that you would recommend that help you plan a night of shooting?

It would be great to be able to head out knowing that I won't encounter any high clouds when I go out to shoot, as all of my local forecasts don't seem to cover that information.
Thanks in advance!


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Jun 01, 2021 13:15 |  #2

I've found that no one source is usually enough to be 100% accurate. I usually check 3 or 4 sources and when 2 or more agree, you have a good chance of it being accurate.
One of my favorite sites to look at cloud patterns and predictions is Astrospheric. You can advance hourly on the computer-predicted satellite map to get an idea of the direction and speed of clouds. I think it predicts out about 4 days. Obviously, the further out in time you go, the less accurate it will be as any weather prediction source is.
https://www.astrospher​ic.com/ (external link)

https://www.meteoblue.​com/ (external link) is another good source. In the left column click on "Outdoor & Sports" then select "Astronomy Seeing".

https://clearoutside.c​om/ (external link) Is another source. Make sure you put in your location on ALL of these sources.

And finally, there are the typical sources that your local meteorologist uses.
https://www.star.nesdi​s.noaa.gov/ (external link)
https://www.weather.go​v/ (external link)

If you check the top three sources, Astrospheric, Meteoblue and Clearoutside and they all say roughly the same thing, pretty good chances that it's accurate.


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Jun 03, 2021 04:40 as a reply to  @ SiriusDoggy's post |  #3

Thank you so much! I had been using Clear Outside but these other sources are amazingly useful. I had never heard of them before!

I've immediately saved them to my bookmarks so I don't lose them :-D


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