According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History,
“August 11-13, 2012: Each day, Earth, in its orbit around the Sun, plows through about a hundred tons of space debris – meteors – typically seen as shooting stars the world over. Comets that cross Earth’s orbit lay down a debris trail that significantly increases this rate over the short time Earth crosses the trail. We call these occasions meteor shows. August 11-13 are such nights, over which Earth crosses the debris trail of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. This shower, the Perseids, is named for the constellation Perseus, the location on the sky from where the meteors appear to emanate. After midnight each night, look to the northeast. Assuming clear skies, expect to see about a meteor per minute. As always, keep looking up. -NDTyson”
I’ll be looking up into the skies in about an hour. Good luck and cloudless skies to you!
The Nemeton 