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Olympic NP stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

NW WA · Bortle 3 · 47.802, -123.604 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:08 GMT

Good   (High confidence)

5h clear window during astronomical night, mean cloud 32%.

Best observing window tonight

Fri 2:00 p.m. – Fri 6:00 p.m. (5h, 2% mean cloud)

Astronomical night
Fri 1:29 p.m. → Fri 11:10 p.m.
Moon
New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night)
32%   (min 0%)

Site

Ninety-five percent of Olympic National Park is designated wilderness, and the Pacific Northwest's frequent rain means clear nights here feel earned. When the skies do open up — most reliably in summer — the near-total absence of nearby cities makes for genuinely dark, ocean-adjacent stargazing.

Drive from Toronto: On Washington's Olympic Peninsula, reached via Highway 101; Port Angeles is the main gateway, about 2.5 hours from Seattle by car and ferry.

Best time of year: Summer months (July–September) for the driest, clearest weather; Hurricane Ridge and the coastal beaches like Ruby Beach are popular viewing spots.

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Citations & data sources

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