The much-anticipated Artemis II launch is finally set to lift off. Will Florida weather cooperate? Here's the forecast.

About 40 to 50 seconds after liftoff, the rocket should be high enough above the horizon to be visible from Southwest Florida, a bright, fast-moving point of light climbing steeply toward space. Once it climbs past about 40,000 feet, approximately 70 seconds after launch, it will be too high and moving too fast to track with the naked eye.

Weather holds the final say in the Artemis II launch despite a mostly favorable forecast. Cloud cover and lightning risk remain the biggest concerns for NASA teams. Any sudden change could delay a mission that aims to take humans beyond Earth orbit again.

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