# When can you see the ISS over Vestavia Hills? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:46:01 PM – 5:48:11 PM Visible for 2 min 10 sec · Cloud cover 25% 1. Appears · 5:46:01 PM · northwest 312.5° 2. Highest point · 5:47:06 PM · Elevation 11.3° 3. Disappears · 5:48:11 PM · north 350.7° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 1:46 AM Observing location time: America/Chicago Pass predictions may change after an orbital manoeuvre. [Next visible pass · Where to look]() [ISS]() [CSS / Tiangong]() International Space Station Tracker See where the International Space Station (ISS) is now and when it will next cross the sky over Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States. What counts as a visible pass? The station must be at least 10° above the horizon, illuminated by the Sun, and passing over a sky dark enough for viewing. Times use your city’s local timezone. ## Visible passes over Vestavia Hills in the next 72 hours Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:00:51 PM – 5:01:21 PM Visible for 30 sec · Cloud cover 0% 1. Appears · 5:00:51 PM · north 3.2° 2. Highest point · 5:00:51 PM · Elevation 12.2° 3. Disappears · 5:01:21 PM · north 10.4° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Vestavia Hills, United States, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Birmingham]() [Tuscaloosa]() [Montgomery]() [Huntsville]() [Decatur]() [Atlanta]() [Auburn]() [Columbus]() [Chattanooga]() [Nashville]() [Memphis]() [Murfreesboro]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Vestavia Hills ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Vestavia Hills? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Vestavia Hills’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Vestavia Hills without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Vestavia Hills. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Vestavia Hills? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Vestavia Hills is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Vestavia Hills? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Vestavia Hills. ## Data sources Orbit data from CelesTrak using U.S. Space Force GP elements. Weather forecast data from [MET Norway]() ([CC BY 4.0]()). Orbit epoch: Nov 14, 2026, 10:45:17 PM UTC Related tools [Weather forecast for Vestavia Hills]() [Latest earthquakes near Vestavia Hills]() [Current time in Vestavia Hills]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Vestavia Hills's coordinates and local timezone to calculate when the ISS is sunlit, at least 10 degrees above the horizon and crossing a dark enough sky. ## Viewing location 33.4487°, -86.7878° · America/Chicago [Browse all cities in Alabama]() [Browse all ISS locations in United States]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()