Rigel Telescope Sonoita, AZ Weather

Rigel Telescope Clear Sky Clock

Click on the image below to go to the Winer Observatory Clear Sky Clock. You'll find a wealth of up to the minute information about current cloud cover, sky transparency, seeing, darkness, wind, humidity, and temperature at our observatory site. Clicking on the link will also provide you with information to explain the data that appears in the Clear Sky Clock.

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Current Weather Station Data, Area Web Cams, and NOAA Forecast

To see the current weather data from the weather station at the Winer Observatory in Sonoita, AZ click the following link:

Winer Observatory Weather Station Data

Click on the following links to view web cams in areas near Sonoita, AZ:

Kitt Peak Observatory Web Cam

University of Arizona Web Cam

For current weather information and a forecast for the next week for SSO, click here:

National Weather Service Forecast -- Rigel

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Rigel Weather

Current Conditions:
Fair, 84 F

Forecast:
Thu - Clear. High: 90 Low: 65
Fri - Isolated Thunderstorms. High: 90 Low: 64

Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather

(provided by The Weather Channel)

Sunrise: 5:57 am Sunset: 6:44 pm
Humidity: 31%
Visibility: 0.1 km
Pressure: 30.08 Steady

Jet Stream Analyses and Forecast

The location of the jet stream has a very significant affect on local atmospheric seeing. When the jet stream is overhead or very near the upper atmosphere can get quite turbulent causing increased scintillation and degraded or poor seeing.

For information about the location of the current Pacific Coast jet stream and forecasts for up to 72 hours, click:

Jet Stream Analysis and Forecasts at 300 mb.