Nighttime temperatures in this area range from -30°C to +15°C. A typical winter temperature will be about -5°C and a summer temperature will be about +12°C. It is very dry, with a typical relative humidity ranging from 15% in the winter to 35% in the summer. Dew and frost are rare. Precipitation levels are very low most of the year. We are on the edge of the southwest monsoon pattern, and during the summer are subject to afternoon thunderstorms. These normally clear up completely shortly after sunset. We have about 300 evenings each year where it is possible to view at least part of the sky.

More predictors:

• Visible satellite image or 12-hour loop
• IR satellite image or 12-hour loop
• Water vapor map or 12-hour loop
• Jet stream map or 300 mb contour plot
• Surface Map
• Unisys Weather (source for most of the above data)