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Cloud cover forecasts will also be important for locations outside the path of totality, given that at least 99% of the contiguous U.S. will get to experience at least a partial eclipse.
Much of Texas, considered prime eclipse-viewing territory by many traveling there for the occasion, was predicted in forecast models on Friday to have cloud cover of 60%-80% on eclipse day.
So the development of any violent storms could hold off just long enough for eclipse-watchers in the threat area to catch the phenomenon during its 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. CDT journey through the region.
The National Weather Service reported that cloud cover will range from 15% to 30% in West Texas and 5% to 15% in southern New Mexico during the eclipse.
The total solar eclipse is just days away and the cloud cover forecast is looking grim for some regions, but there’s still hope because not all cloudy skies are the same. Why a cloudy forecast ...
Now that the event is days away, eclipse enthusiasts can visit the National Weather Service's cloud cover forecast and see the probability of clear skies for the afternoon of April 8.
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Weather forecast for April 8 People react as they see a solar eclipse in Kanarraville, Utah, May 20, 2012. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) (ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)