Rocky Mountain NP stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Best observing window tonight

Fri 7:00 p.m. – Fri 7:00 p.m. (1h, 2% mean cloud)

Astronomical night

Fri 2:01 p.m. → Sat 12:14 a.m.

Moon

New moon · 2% illuminated

Mean cloud (during night)

68%   (min 2%)

Site

Rocky Mountain National Park sits above 8,000 feet along Colorado's Front Range, and while growth in nearby towns has brought some light pollution, the park's high alpine terrain still delivers some of the state's better accessible night skies. Rangers run seasonal Astronomy in the Park events.

Drive from Toronto: The Beaver Meadows entrance is just west of Estes Park, Colorado, off Highway 36.

Best time of year: Late summer into fall for the clearest Milky Way views before winter snow closes higher elevations.

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 Rocky Mountain NP: /sites/rocky-mountain-np.txt
• Structured site data: /sites/rocky-mountain-np.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=rocky-mountain-np updates continuously.