Curecanti stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 4:00 p.m. – Fri 6:00 p.m. (3h, 8% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 2:04 p.m. → Sat 12:24 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

40%   (min 0%)

Site

Curecanti wraps around three reservoirs on the Gunnison River in southwest Colorado, pairing boating and fishing by day with a certified dark sky at night. It shares astronomy programming with neighboring Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

Drive from Toronto: Along Highway 50 between Gunnison and Montrose, Colorado.

Best time of year: Mid-May through September, when most ranger evening programs run at Elk Creek Campground.

Citations & data sources

• Open-Meteo Forecast API (cloud, humidity, wind, visibility)
• Open-Meteo astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, moon)
• Bortle scale reference for site darkness
• Editorial guide for Curecanti: /sites/curecanti-nra.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/curecanti-nra.json
• Live MCP server (AI agents): https://koohxdehsweadgdegrly.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=curecanti-nra updates continuously.