Observing Conditions at the Fan Mountain Observatory

Updated Thu May 23 19:45:51 EDT 2013

Sun and Moon data for today for Fan Mountain Observatory is available here.
Plots and tabulations for the McCormick and Fan weather stations from wunderground.com.
Plots of previous FanCam cooldowns(the first few days) can be found here.
The tentative schedule for Ori's observers(finalized every sunday?)

Temps in the FanCam Dewar

Dewar

Conditions in the 31" Dome

Dome

Vacuum in the FanCam Dewar

Vacuum

Clear Sky Clock

Clear Sky Clock

The latest All-Sky Camera

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Pictures from Fan Mountain

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GOES IR Imaging East Cont. U.S.

GOES

ADDS - Virginia IR Imaging

ADDS Virginia IR

N.W.S. Radar from Sterling

Radar

HPC Current Weather

HPC Current Weather

HPC Precip. Forecast - 12hr

HPC 12hr Forecast

HPC Precip. Forecast - 24hr

HPC 24hr Forecast

Fan Mountain Observatory Environment Monitoring System

2013-05-23 19:46:23
Temp 66.2°F Hum 89 % Wind Speed 0 mph Rain Rate 0.000 "/min
Dew 63.0 °F Pres 27.89 "Hg Wind Dir 0 ° Rain 1h 0.024"

NWS Forecast for Albemarle County (Discussion)


VAZ037-240300-
ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTESVILLE
730 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. CHANCE OF
RAIN 20 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
.MEMORIAL DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 80S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE MID 80S.

NWS Current Conditions in Charlottesville