Know before you go
The light, the weather and the sky for photographers in Estonia: when the sun and moon rise and set, how the sunrise and sunset are likely to look, whether there will be mist in the morning, and if the northern lights have a chance tonight.
Reading the sky…
Today
The light today
Drag along the day to see the light and weather at any moment
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours. Scroll sideways; brighter cells mean more cloud at that height.
Photo forecast
What the weather means for photos over the next three days.
The week ahead
What to photograph now
Ideas for this time of year in Estonia, and which ones the coming weather favours.
Hiking & camping
The next three days for a walk, a night in the tent and the stars, with the driest, calmest hours picked out.
Wildlife
Which animals are about this time of year, when they are most active over the next three days, and how the weather changes the odds. Based on typical behaviour in Estonia: a guide, not a sighting report.
The night sky
When it is truly dark, where the moon is, and whether the stars and the Milky Way will show. Taller, brighter bars mean better hours for stars.
Northern lights
The moon, next four weeks
Point at or tap a day to see its moon.
Sky calendar
Eclipses, meteor showers, planets at their best, supermoons and the turning points of the year, with what to expect from Estonia and how to photograph them.
Live sightings
Northern lights over the coast, cranes on the fields, mist on the bog: share what you are seeing right now, and see what others have spotted this week.
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Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Space weather: NOAA SWPC. Sun and moon: calculated on this page. Forecasts are forecasts: check the sky before a long drive.
