In just a few hours, the moon is going to blot out the sun. That’s right, the 2024 solar eclipse is upon us — or at least a few hundred million of us here in North America, and will be an extra special event for everyone lucky enough to be in the narrow 115-mile wide path of the total eclipse, and those even luckier to be in places along that path where there won’t be much cloud cover. Elsewhere, like in New York City, a partial and in some places near total eclipse will be viewable, as well. Below, we’re keeping up with all the latest news and information about this rare and stunning celestial event until its over.
Per the Washington Post’s weather team, as of now, the best places to see the totality will be in northern New England (northern parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine), as well as parts of Arkansas and Indiana:
Totality locations where skies are most likely to be clear include the area from the northwestern half of Arkansas through south-central Indiana as well as northern New England. A zone from northeastern Vermont to Caribou in far northeastern Maine currently has the lowest predicted cloud percentage among totality locations. Other locations where cloud cover is forecast to be less than 25 percent include Little Rock and Hot Springs in Arkansas, Thayer in southern Missouri and Frankfort, Ind.
And to be clear, even if you can’t see the total eclipse because of cloud cover, or because you aren’t in the path of the totality, this will still be a remarkable event worth going outside for. And a 70, 80, or 90 percent partial eclipse is still really cool.
If you even need to ask, don’t worry, the Internet has you covered:
If you press play on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon 41 minutes and 53 seconds before the start of the total solar eclipse in your location, then the line "And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon" will play at the exact moment the moon… pic.twitter.com/5XGhvUPHjV
That depends on where you are, but generally, in the path of the totality, where the shadow of the moon will fully obscure the sun, the total eclipse begins in Texas a little before 2:30 pm EST (1:30 pm CDT) and then move northeast, viewable for a few minutes along the path, until about 3:30 p.m. EST.
The partial eclipse will be viewable earlier and later, both in and outside the path of the totality throughout the country.
NASA has made a super handy tool for figuring out exactly when you’ll be able to see what, for how long (based on your zip code) here.
For instance, in New York City, where nearly 90 percent of the sun will be shadowed by the moon, the partial eclipse start to become visible at 2:10 p.m. EST, and reach 89.6 percent at 3:25 p.m., and the sun will fully visible again at 4:36 p.m.:
Here’s CNN’s overview, as of Monday morning:
Clouds and storms could hinder the ability to see the eclipse in its full glory in several spots along the path of totality — where the moon will completely block out the sun.
The most ideal weather for the eclipse will likely occur in two general areas: from Vermont through Maine, as well as Missouri through southern Indiana. Only a few isolated clouds are expected for these areas, which should not prevent optimal eclipse viewing. So get your eclipse glasses ready for places like Evansville, Indiana; Carbondale, Illinois; Burlington, Vermont; and Caribou, Maine.
Some of the locations with less-than-ideal weather include portions of the eastern Great Lakes and much of Texas.
Cleveland, Ohio, and Erie, Pennsylvania, have a chance of rain mainly in the morning, but scattered cloud cover may be slow to exit the area even after the rain ends. The extent of the cloud cover all hinges on how quickly a warm front advances eastward.
Farther east in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, cloud cover is expected to be between mostly cloudy and overcast — which will limit the viewing of the eclipse pretty significantly.
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The 2024 Solar Eclipse Arrives: Start Times, Forecast, Live Updates
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In just a few hours, the moon is going to blot out the sun. That’s right, the 2024 solar eclipse is upon us — or at least a few hundred million of us here in North America, and will be an extra special event for everyone lucky enough to be in the narrow 115-mile wide path of the total eclipse, and those even luckier to be in places along that path where there won’t be much cloud cover. Elsewhere, like in New York City, a partial and in some places near total eclipse will be viewable, as well. Below, we’re keeping up with all the latest news and information about this rare and stunning celestial event until its over.
Per the Washington Post’s weather team, as of now, the best places to see the totality will be in northern New England (northern parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine), as well as parts of Arkansas and Indiana:
Totality locations where skies are most likely to be clear include the area from the northwestern half of Arkansas through south-central Indiana as well as northern New England. A........
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