# When can you see the ISS over Fords? ## Next visible pass Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Observing location time 5:09:53 PM – 5:16:28 PM Visible for 6 min 35 sec · Cloud cover 7% 1. Appears · 5:09:53 PM · west-southwest 238.9° 2. Highest point · 5:13:13 PM · Elevation 72.9° 3. Disappears · 5:16:28 PM · northeast 50.1° Forecast updated: Nov 15, 2026, 1:28 AM Observing location time: America/New\_York 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 Fords, New Jersey, 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 Fords in the next 72 hours Sunday, November 15, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:48:07 PM – 6:49:42 PM Visible for 1 min 35 sec · Cloud cover 10% 1. Appears · 6:48:07 PM · west-northwest 298.8° 2. Highest point · 6:49:42 PM · Elevation 16.4° 3. Disappears · 6:49:42 PM · northwest 326° Monday, November 16, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:59:44 PM – 6:03:49 PM Visible for 4 min 5 sec · Cloud cover 9% 1. Appears · 5:59:44 PM · west-northwest 284.5° 2. Highest point · 6:02:24 PM · Elevation 22° 3. Disappears · 6:03:49 PM · north-northeast 13.1° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 5:11:27 PM – 5:17:22 PM Visible for 5 min 55 sec · Cloud cover 0% 1. Appears · 5:11:27 PM · west 269.6° 2. Highest point · 5:14:27 PM · Elevation 29.9° 3. Disappears · 5:17:22 PM · northeast 36.7° Tuesday, November 17, 2026 Observing location time ### 6:50:21 PM – 6:50:46 PM Visible for 25 sec · Cloud cover 0% 1. Appears · 6:50:21 PM · northwest 323° 2. Highest point · 6:50:46 PM · Elevation 11.2° 3. Disappears · 6:50:46 PM · north-northwest 329.7° ## ISS passes near this city Live ISS position and visible pass forecast for Fords, United States, with local times, directions, elevation and cloud cover. [Edison]() [Staten Island]() [New York]() [Parsippany]() [Trenton]() [Philadelphia]() [Lakewood]() [Toms River]() [Greenburgh]() [Freeport]() [Levittown]() [Stamford]() ## Common questions about seeing the ISS in Fords ### When is the next visible ISS pass over Fords? The forecast on this page lists visible passes for the next 72 hours in Fords’s local timezone, including start, peak, end, direction and elevation. ### Can I see the ISS from Fords without a telescope? Yes. During a visible pass it looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly across the sky above Fords. ### Why isn’t every overhead pass listed for Fords? A pass is only listed when the ISS is sunlit while the sky over Fords is dark enough, and the station is at least 10° above the horizon. ### Does weather affect viewing the ISS from Fords? Yes. Cloud cover in the forecast helps you judge whether the sky will be clear enough during a pass over Fords. ## 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 Fords]() [Latest earthquakes near Fords]() [Current time in Fords]() [Aurora Forecast]() ## What counts as a visible pass? This forecast uses Fords'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 40.5293°, -74.3160° · America/New\_York [Browse all cities in New Jersey]() [Browse all ISS locations in United States]() ## Markdown - [CSS / Tiangong]()