Supermoon 2013 Over Gwinnett: Will Weather Be Right?

By Scott Bernarde

So will the skies cooperate over Gwinnett County so we can all witness the most super "supermoon" this year?

The answer is … well, maybe.

The National Weather Service’s weather forecast for Gwinnett County calls for only a 20 percent chance of rain, but cloudy conditions for much of the overnight hours June 22-23, when the moon will appear super large and super close to Earth.

Weather.com is a bit more encouraging, with partly cloudy conditions expected.

On June 22-23, the moon is at perigee — its closest approach to Earth, according to Astronomy magazine's website. The moon will be just 221,824 miles away from us.

So what's the best time to see this Supermoon? EarthSky says the moon will officially be full at 7:32 a.m. EDT Sunday. The actual perigee takes place about 20 minutes prior, according to Astronomy.

Don't want to get up at 7:32 a.m. to see the supermoon? The moon will look just about as full the evening of June 22, according to Astronomy, and it'll be full the evening of June 23.

EarthSky says this is the closest the moon will be to Earth until Aug. 10, 2014. 

Happy skywatching!

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