Clear Outside

Clear Outside Clear Outside delivers reliable, location-specific astronomy weather. View hourly forecasts, cloud cover levels, and key sky times like sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset—updated every hour.

Clear Outside

Clear Outside is an astronomy-focused weather app that delivers dependable forecasts for your exact location. It refreshes the current conditions and provides an hour-by-hour outlook for the next 24 hours. You can also switch forecast layouts to match what you’re planning—either an hourly view for today or a daily view for the coming week.

Beyond the essentials, the app shows real-time and hourly details such as temperature, wind speed, cloud cover, dew point, pressure, plus rain, snow, and snow probability. It also includes sky-timing indicators like the sunrise and sunset hour, as well as moonrise and moonset times.

Highlights

• Seven-day hourly forecast, updated every hour
• Cloud cover breakdown: low, medium, high, and total
• Moon timing: rise/set times and moon phase
• Sun timing: sunrise/sunset and solar transit
• Darkness levels: civil, nautical, and astronomical
• ISS relay information (International Space Station)
• Location search that automatically sets up forecasts for where you are
• Save favorite locations for quick access
• Includes daytime coverage, useful for solar observers and solar imagers

Key Features

• Seven-day hourly forecasts (hourly updates): Gives you accurate, up-to-date weather for the next week, organized by hour so you can plan ahead.
• Cloud cover information: Shows low, medium, high, and total cloud levels—helping astronomers judge visibility and schedule observing sessions.
• Moon rise/set times and phase: Displays when the moon will rise and set, along with its current phase to support observation planning.
• Sunrise/sunset and transit: Provides sunrise and sunset times plus the sun’s transit time, so you can coordinate around daylight.
• Darkness level guidance: Indicates civil, nautical, and astronomical darkness for better stargazing and astrophotography timing.



• ISS pass-over information: Calculates and shows International Space Station pass times based on your location for easy satellite observing.

Tips for Users

• Watch the hourly updates: Since forecasts update every hour, check regularly—especially when weather conditions are shifting. This helps you catch clear windows between passing showers.
• Use the ISS pass-over feature: The app’s ISS timing is a great tool for satellite watchers. Review the computed pass times for your location and plan your session around them.
• Save your favorite observing spots: Keep frequently used locations bookmarked for fast access. It’s especially handy if you travel to multiple dark-sky locations or observe from different areas.

Conclusion

Clear Outside is built specifically for astronomers. With seven-day hourly forecasting, detailed cloud coverage, moon and sun phase information, darkness-level guidance, and ISS pass-over details, it gives you what you need to plan observations accurately. The app is continuously updated to keep the information current, and it also includes detailed weather data for anyone who wants a deeper forecast. Download Clear Outside and improve your stargazing with better sky planning.