Look up this week as the Leonids meteor shower to peak Thursday night

Unfortunately, viewing conditions on Thursday night may not be optimum for stargazing. In fact, the Met Office forecast predicts cloudy skies across much of the UK.

Viewers close to the South East coastline may have the clearest views. Patchy skies are also predicted for Cornwall, Devon and parts of Pembrokeshire in Wales.

According to the Met Office, the UK’s outlook for Thursday through Saturday, in fact, is “changeable with further spells of sometimes heavy rains at times, interspersed with brighter, showery interactions.

In addition, a yellow warning is in effect on Thursday evening for parts of the south-east. The Met Office has noted that “heavy rain and showers [will bring] a chance of some flooding and disruption” — a forecast that bodes poorly for a good meteor shower viewing experience.

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1697092/leonids-meteor-shower-peak-thursday-night-comet-55p-tempel-tuttle-look-up