South Llano River stargazing forecast — Friday, August 14

Hill Country, TX · Bortle 2 · 30.450, -99.800 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:07 GMT

Fair (Medium confidence)

Short 2h window, otherwise mean cloud 67%. Worth a look if you're nearby.

Best observing window tonight

Fri 8:00 p.m. – Fri 9:00 p.m. (2h, 2% mean cloud)

Astronomical night: Fri 3:22 p.m. → Sat 2:06 a.m.
Moon: New moon · 2% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 67% (min 0%)

Site

South Llano River State Park sits on the Edwards Plateau in west-central Texas and is a certified Dark Sky Park with a genuinely good Milky Way view, on top of being one of the best birding parks in the state.

Drive from Toronto: Fly into San Antonio or Austin, then drive roughly 2.5–3 hours west to Junction, TX.

Best time of year: Clear new-moon nights, spring through fall.

Open the live 48-hour forecast →

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 South Llano River: /sites/south-llano-river-sp.txt
Structured site data: /sites/south-llano-river-sp.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=south-llano-river-sp updates continuously.