Northumberland stargazing forecast — Saturday, August 15

Kielder, England · Bortle 2 · 55.280, -2.220 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:08 GMT

Poor (Medium confidence)

No sustained clear window; brief gaps possible (min cloud 16%).

Best observing window tonight

Sun 12:00 a.m. – Sun 12:00 a.m. (1h, 16% mean cloud)

Astronomical night: Sat 9:43 p.m. → Sun 6:44 a.m.
Moon: Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 80% (min 16%)

Site

Northumberland IDSP is Europe's largest gold-tier Dark Sky Park, covering Kielder Water & Forest and part of Northumberland National Park. Kielder Observatory runs public events almost every night of the year.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 1 h from Newcastle upon Tyne up the A69 to Kielder.

Best time of year: October–March for long, dark nights. Book Kielder Observatory events months in advance.

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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 Northumberland: /sites/northumberland-idsp.txt
Structured site data: /sites/northumberland-idsp.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=northumberland-idsp updates continuously.