Weathernews announced the weather trends from tonight to early morning when the "Geminids meteor shower" reaches its peak. Although there are many clouds nationwide from tonight to early morning, there are likely to be observation opportunities in northern Japan, Hokuriku, and Kinki.

■ What is the weather on December 14th?
In the early morning of the 14th to 15th, when the Gemini meteor shower peaks, clouds tend to spread over a wide area of the country due to the effects of weak low pressure and moist air, but this year there is no effect of moonlight, so there are gaps in the clouds. You can enjoy astronomical observations in northern Japan, Hokuriku, Kinki, etc. In Hokkaido, the high pressure gradually separates, so thin clouds spread in the sky later, but there are fewer clouds in the early night, and it is expected that you can enjoy the starry sky over a wide area.


On the other hand, thick clouds spread in Kyushu, the western area of Chugoku-Shikoku, Kanto, Tokai, etc., which are close to low pressure systems, and it seems that the conditions will be severe for observation.

The way the clouds spread changes depending on the position of the low pressure system, front, and high pressure system. For the latest information, please check the company's PC site, smartphone site , or "Starry Sky Ch." Of the smartphone application "Weathernews Touch".

■ What is the Geminids meteor shower?
The Geminids meteor shower is one of the three major meteor showers along with the "Shibungi meteor shower" in January and the "Perseids meteor shower" in August. The observation peak is reached around December 14th every year. A meteor shower generated by the cosmic dust jumping into the atmosphere as the Earth passes through the orbit of the asteroid Phaethon. At peak times, more than 40 meteors can be observed per hour.


Since there is no influence of the moonlight from tonight to early morning, which is the peak of this year's appearance, it will be the best observation condition in about 10 years before and after if the weather is good.

■ Live broadcast of Gemini meteor shower on "SOLiVE24"
In the 24-hour live broadcast program "SOLiVE24", a special program will be broadcast from 23:00 to 25:00 on the 14th (preliminary program is from 22:00). This program will broadcast live meteors from six locations nationwide and from Beijing. The program can be viewed from the smartphone app "Weathernews Touch" "SOLiVE 24 Ch.", TV (BS 910ch), Weathernews' special page for PC "Geminids Meteor Shower 2015", YouTube and Nico Nico Live Broadcasting.