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Artemis II launch forecast, viewing area and times from various sites around Florida

Photographers set up remote cameras near NASA's Artermis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Photographers set up remote cameras near NASA's Artermis II moon rocket on Launch Pad 39-B just before sunrise at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Artemis launch window, Southwest Florida
Artemis launch window, Southwest Florida

We are watching the Kennedy Space Center where a historic rocket launch is set to take place at 6:24 this evening.

The Artemis mission will have a crew of four and will circumnavigate the moon during a ten day mission.

Meteorologist Andrew Wulfeck from the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network has the latest weather outlook.

"The good news is that we haven't seen of a change in the forecast, meteorologists are still giving the rocket launch an 80 percent chance of seeing favorable weather. The only potential weather hinderances will be some high clouds off the Atlantic and gusty winds, but again they look like they'll come in below the restricted criteria," Wulfeck said. "We are still looking at an air temperature around a comfortable 75 degrees at launch time along the Space Coast. If the launch attempt is scrubbed, tomorrow's window has a 75 percent chance of seeing favorable weather as there will be a bit more wind around and a chance for an isolated rain shower."

Today's launch window will be open until around 8:24 this evening. If NASA cannot launch the mega moon rocket during this time period, additional windows will be available every evening for the next five days.

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