Some parts of Mexico in the path historically see 30% average cloud cover, Anderson said, whereas Junction is in the 40% range and San Antonio about 60%. So, you know, it's no guarantee anywhere."
"But they statistically are in one of the areas most likely to have clear skies, but having said that, it still means that they only have about a 55% chance of clear skies on that day. "The city I sort of identified as the most likely to have good skies (in the United States) is a place called Junction, Texas, which is a little bit toward the edge of the eclipse track in the Texas Hill Country," said Anderson. Farther north near the Canadian border, there's a lot of potential for cloudiness, Anderson said. in Texas, traverses that state and travels through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. See Eclipsophile and this analysis from for more details. Parts of Texas look pretty good as well, although not as favorable as spots in Mexico. Mexico, where the eclipse track reaches landfall near Mazatlán on the Pacific Coast, offers the best odds of favorable weather, according to Jay Anderson, a retired meteorologist with Canada's weather service and an amateur astronomer who created the website. The best bet, climate-wise, isn't in the United States at all. viewers enjoyed for the 2017 eclipse in August. 23, 2044.Īnd while it's still 10 months away, it's definitely time to make plans.Īpril is unlikely to yield the kind of weather that most U.S. Just under seven years after the American eclipse in August 2017, next year's total solar eclipse will provide the last easy access to such an event for most U.S.
The celestial event is bound to inspire an influx of travelers to points falling within that zone. The path, which will be about 115 miles wide, will make its way across northern Mexico, cross 13 U.S. That's where you'll want to be on April 8, 2024, to take advantage of the last opportunity for decades to see a total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States.
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