Oh, so YOU'RE the reason why our weather's been so lousy lately!

What type of scope is it; and do you have experience with using a telescope in general?

For a first viewing , I'd recommend checking out the moon if you've never fiddled with a telescope before. It's a nice, big, bright target with lots to show you. Also, you don't need to go to a dark sky site to view the moon, you can do that from your back yard. This way you can learn about using your scope such that you'll be able to use it at a dark sky location without trouble when the time comes.