Observing Conditions at the Fan Mountain Observatory

Updated Wed May 22 13:15:42 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

2013-05-22 13:16:28
Temp 77.6°F Hum 69 % Wind Speed 1 mph Rain Rate 0.000 "/min
Dew 66.5 °F Pres 28.06 "Hg Wind Dir 132 ° Rain 1h 0.000"

NWS Forecast for Albemarle County (Discussion)


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ALBEMARLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTESVILLE
1057 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
.REST OF TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN
40 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S.

NWS Current Conditions in Charlottesville