Scope Nights Astronomy Weather

🇺🇸 United States
Martin Dodd  | 
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App Rating
4.1
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Votes
1.83K
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App Age
13y 4m
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Last Update
Nov 18, 2025

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Rating
4.01
4.61
-13%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
1.8K
279.6K
-99%
App Age
13y 4m
6y 8m
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Price
$5
$0
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$48
Update Frequency
22d
43d
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Title Length
30
26
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27
28
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Description Length
1 923
2 883
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Number of Screenshots
936
1207
-22 %
Size
169MB
213MB
-20 %

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Scope Nights Astronomy Weather
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Custom Stargazing Forecasts
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Clearer Nights Ahead with Scope Nights Astronomy Weather... Scope Nights helps stargazers, astronomers, and astrophotographers find the clearest, darkest skies. Instead of analysing conventional weather forecasts yourself, Scope Nights does the work for you, showing exactly when and where conditions will be best for observing the night sky. "Every amateur astronomer yearns for clear, dark skies, and this exhaustive app helps you find them." - Sky At Night Magazine "Scope Nights has become my favorite… it does a fine job of summarizing the data in a clear and understandable fashion." - Sky & Telescope Magazine Plan Your Observing • Smart stargazing ratings with animated weather icons • Custom thresholds for moon phase, wind, humidity, and temperature • Compare conditions across your favourite observing sites Find Dark Sky Sites • Detailed light pollution map from NASA satellite data • Certified dark sky places, observatories, and robotic telescopes Detailed Global Forecasts • Long‑range forecasts worldwide (up to 7 nights, 7 locations) • Local forecasts for UK & USA direct from Met Office & NOAA • Night‑time specific data: cloud cover, moon phase, humidity, wind, temperature, sunrise/sunset, moonrise/moonset Notifications & Sharing • Custom alerts for good observing conditions before sunset • App badge showing tonight’s best sites • Share astronomy weather reports with friends or observatories Requirements • iOS 15 or later • Internet connection (Wi-Fi or cellular) • Location Services to provide local stargazing forecasts and notifications. No personal data is collected, and no tracking occurs. • Background Services for local notifications. Notifications are used only to alert you about good stargazing conditions, they are not used for advertising or tracking. Scope Nights is independently developed. Your reviews and ratings help sustain future updates for the stargazing community. }
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Rating
4.1
1 832 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Rofas2
03 Dec, 2025
5
By far, still after many years, the best astro weather app is this one, and it's so good the dev brought it back to life! Thanks so much, no other app is needed!
Bartonecc
24 Nov, 2025
5
I have been using the app for a number of years and the latest version optimised for IOS26 is a stunner. Still really accurate it now does shorter period forecasts throughout the night. Definitely the best weather app to plan your astronomy outings with.
iMarkeyB
21 Nov, 2025
5
This app is excellent for planning viewing sessions. Recently updated to work with iOS26 and now works flawlessly again. So accurate and simply a must to plan your viewing sessions
WhittersP
20 Nov, 2025
5
Scope Nights is my goto app for planning observing sessions for the coming week. The new hourly breakdowns to the forecast are super helpful. I also love how the app provides an easy way to customise what conditions I consider acceptable for observing. Thanks for the fantastic app.
LHowls43!
02 Aug, 2025
1
Used to be a great app, now over half of my sites are just a blank screen. Tried removing, adding them back - still the same.
Bobleft1
10 Sep, 2024
2
When I first got the app about a year ago, the app complained about no global forecast. It did, however, show a five day. Now often there is just a blank screen where the forecast should appear. Very disappointing because the idea of this app is awesome. It doesn’t seem to be getting updated any time soon.
J P Sonderleiter MD
01 Sep, 2024
5
Quick, accurate, easy to use. A constant companion.
Dave the R
11 Aug, 2024
1
Solid app. Great for the vast majority (US-UK). Hoping the developer gets around to us Canucks sometime. Really can’t provide data? And mebbe explains why the Dark Sky option costs 6.99? Ouch...
ff1964
31 Mar, 2024
1
Bought this app on a friends recommendation. This app hasn't been updated in over a year. Also get error messages for all my saved locations every time the app opens or when I change sites. If your charging $5 for an app support it or take it off the App Store. So other people don't waste their money.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.07
Voted: 1.83K
App Store Link:
Price: 4.99 $
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Reference, Weather
Size: 169MB
App Age: 13 years 4 months
Release Date: Aug 14, 2012
Last Update: Nov 18, 2025
Version: 2.6.0
Version history
2.6.0
Nov 18, 2025
Scope Nights 2.6 Update: • Optimized for iOS 26 and the latest iPhone and iPad models • Smoother planning with improved stability and performance • Higher-resolution data for national and global astronomy forecasts • Refreshed listings for Dark Sky Places, Observatories, and Robotic Telescopes • Fixed global forecast outage • UI refinements and general bug fixes Scope Nights is independently developed. Your reviews and ratings help sustain future updates for the stargazing community.
2.5.1
Dec 22, 2017
Scope Nights 2.5.1 is a maintenance release containing minor improvements and bug fixes.
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