He runs a website, Eclipsophile, that provides detailed analysis of weather conditions to aid eclipse chasers. Jay Anderson, a meteorologist, has a lot of experience pursuing and seeing eclipses even when the weather forecast is uncertain.

In Burlington, some high clouds will filter the eclipse, but it should still be suitable for viewing. Still, forecasters in the Buffalo office of the National Weather Service said it might take a bit of luck to experience decent viewing conditions in the state’s west. Some better viewing conditions could occur across north-central New York. Cleveland’s outlook is improving, but the forecast is dispiriting from there to Buffalo. If they remain thin, they will only cause minor interference with eclipse viewing. How thick will the cirrus clouds be? That’s the million-dollar question, Joe Goudsward, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Little Rock, said.

Similar high-level clouds could be present in Paducah, Ky., and Indianapolis, where the forecast looks promising for viewing. While the region may have cloud cover, it may be made up of higher-level cirrus clouds through which the eclipse can be seen. In Little Rock, Ark., more optimism was brewing in the weather office. Further northeast along the path, forecasters in Dallas wrote that “it would be a matter of luck if a break in the clouds happens to perfectly coincide with the eclipse time.” Forecasters in Texas have a growing concern about severe storms, including hail and possibly tornadoes, that could occur within hours of totality in most of the state (with the Rio Grande Valley being an exception). In Central Texas, forecasters see a high likelihood of cloud cover. One exception is Maine, where National Weather Service forecasters said on Sunday morning that eclipse viewers had “scored a nearly perfect day.”People in the Pine Tree State currently have the best chance of viewing the eclipse across the U.S. Nearly everyone along the total eclipse path will have at least some chance of clouds obscuring their view.įollow our live updates on the total solar eclipse.

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