Prepare to gaze at the night's sky as the Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky next week with 100 meteors per hour. According to NASA, the Perseids are one of the most abundant meteor showers, and we can expect to witness up to 100 meteors per hour hurtling at a speed of 59.5 km per second (approximately 133,000 mph) from Saturday, August 12, extending into the early hours of Sunday, August 13.