Good Thursday evening,
We are getting closer to the Total Solar Eclipse that move across parts of the United States, Canada and Mexico on Monday. Below is a map of where the area of totality is expected across the country. A lot of people from Texas northeast to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes will be along that path of totality.
Unlike the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, western North Carolina will be a good distance away from the path of totality on Monday afternoon. Listed below are some images of towns here in the Foothills and Western Piedmont, the expected percentage of blockage from the moon and the times that which the eclipse will peak…
Our region will be generally in the 80-85 percent range compared to the 95-98 percent range we had in 2017. You will be able to able a partial dimming of daylight around the peak time but not as noticeable as seven years ago.
Expected Weather for Monday?
The weather forecast for Monday here in the Carolinas is giving a mixed signal at this time. We will have a chilly weekend coming up, however by Monday warmer air will be moving into the area from the southwest. Sometimes when that warmer air overrides the more dense, cool airmass, it aides in cloud formation. So mother nature may also provide an influence in exactly how much of the eclipse that you will be able to see on Monday afternoon.
The areas circled in red is showing 50-percent of more total cloud cover at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon.
For more information on the upcoming Solar Eclipse including safety tips for those who plan on viewing, click here!