eclipse forecast is throwing a curveball at eclipse watchers
The highly anticipated total solar eclipse is fast-approaching, but Mother Nature is throwing some curveballs with the weather forecast.a
The atmosphere looks poised to deliver an unfortunately timed lesson in the difference between day-to-day weather
The current forecast shows pockets of disruptive cloud coverage in the path of totality and in some areas
that are almost the complete opposite of what historical cloud cover data shows for April 8
Years of past cloud cover data pinpoint the Southern Plains as the region with the greatest chance for a cloud-free viewing experience on April 8
But high pressure and a largely cloud-free sky could shape up over the Northeast
a storm system driving a severe weather risk in the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley could also send moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into parts of the Tennessee
A cloudy forecast doesn’t mean one’s eclipse experience will be totally ruined
Even under a thick, overcast layer of clouds, the eclipse will turn day to night for several minutes in the path of totality
The severe weather risk intersects with a significant portion of the path of totality in the South