Presque Isle, ME
Best window: Monday 5:30 PM EST-Mon, 8:00 PM EST
Regional darkness proxy: 100%
Cloud cover
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Maine
Monday night, November 2-3
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Model outlook: Poor
- Best window
- Mon, 5:30 PM EST-Mon, 8:00 PM EST
- Primary modeled limiter
- Cloud cover
Moderate confidence forecastOne weather source (NWS); independent agreement unavailable, so confidence is capped at moderate.
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This state summary is not a measurement of conditions across the whole state. The model category summarizes reported forecast inputs; it is not a probability or a measurement of sky quality.
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Is Maine good for stargazing for Monday night, November 2-3?
Current conditions look limited in the selected Maine forecast area during Monday night, November 2-3. This score does not determine whether a different night is stronger.
Forecast source cycle: Nov 1 (UTC)
Single weather provider (NWS); independent agreement unavailable. Confidence is capped at medium. Confidence is medium.
Main limiter: Cloud cover
Cloud risk makes the viewing window unreliable tonight.
Generated: Monday, Nov 02, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC
Regional forecast sample: Presque Isle, ME. This is a forecast area, not a ranked observing destination.
How to read this model outlook
This category summarizes supported inputs available for this forecast scope. It is not a probability or a measurement of actual observing conditions.
Maine hourly decision inputs
Use the hourly view to compare the model category and supported inputs across the night. Categories are not probabilities or measurements of actual sky quality.
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Categories summarize supplied forecast-model inputs, not the full quality of an actual observing session. Missing or stale samples are unavailable; a supported ineligible hour is kept distinct.
18 supported samples are not eligible for a viewing window.
Strongest supported comparison window
Mon, 5:30 PM EST-Mon, 8:00 PM EST
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Hourly forecast inputs · 23 samples
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| Time | Model category | Clouds | Rain | Moon | Darkness | Confidence |
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| Borderline (selected window) | 76% | 15% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Borderline (selected window) | 79% | 17% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Borderline (selected window) | 79% | 17% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Poor (selected window) | 81% | 19% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Poor (selected window) | 81% | 19% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 87% | 21% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 87% | 21% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 89% | 23% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 89% | 23% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 90% | 25% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 90% | 25% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 91% | 26% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 91% | 26% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 90% | 28% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 90% | 28% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 91% | 31% | 0% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 91% | 31% | 1% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 93% | 33% | 2% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 93% | 33% | 2% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 93% | 35% | 3% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 93% | 35% | 3% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 92% | 34% | 4% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast | |
| Not eligible | 92% | 34% | 4% | 100% | Moderate confidence forecast |
Mon 5:30 PM selected
Model outlook: Borderline. Confidence: Moderate confidence forecast.
This hour belongs to the selected comparison window; its category summarizes the reported model inputs for this hour.
Clouds 76%
Precipitation 15%
Moon effect 0%
Darkness 100%
Confidence and evidence
Selected window is relative, not a claim that every included hour is favorable or uninterrupted clear sky.
Scope: A conservative state summary copied from the highest eligible same-night forecast zone; it does not imply statewide coordinate precision.
Confidence: Moderate confidence forecast. Single weather provider (NWS); independent agreement unavailable. Confidence is capped at medium. Confidence is medium.
Reported limiter: Cloud cover is the main limit on this window.
Confidence describes evidence strength, not the probability that an observing session will succeed.
Regional forecast samples in this state
Broad planning samples, not ranked observing destinations
Maine map
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Calais, ME
Best window: Monday 5:30 PM EST-Mon, 9:00 PM EST
Regional darkness proxy: 100%
Cloud cover
Lewiston, ME
Best window: Monday 6:00 PM EST-Mon, 10:00 PM EST
Regional darkness proxy: 100%
Cloud cover
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