Favorable weather forecast for Wednesday’s Delta 4 launch from Florida

Air Force meteorologists are expecting good weather to launch the Delta 4 rocket with a military communications satellite Wednesday evening from Cape Canaveral. Liftoff of the United Launch Alliance booster carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM 8 spacecraft is scheduled to occur at 6:53 p.m. EST (2353 GMT). The launch window will remain open for 49 minutes. The chances of allowable weather stand at 80 percent, with only a slight concern for cloud thickness during the launch opportunity. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Dec 5)