On April 8, 2024, a rare and awe-inspiring event will take place as a total solar eclipse graces the skies. The path of totality for this eclipse will stretch across North America, offering viewers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the sun's corona shining brightly against the darkened sky.
As the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, casting its shadow over the land, those lucky enough to be in the path of totality will experience a few minutes of darkness in the middle of the day. Birds may stop chirping, temperatures may drop, and stars may become visible in the sky.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest Global Forecast System model run (see the top of this post) shows cloud cover across most of the eclipse path in the U.S. The best chance for clear skies appears to favor the northeast U.S. Monday afternoon next week.
In the Twin Cities, we’ll have an eclipse where the moon covers about 74 percent of the sun.
The eclipse will cross through North America, passing over parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
The eclipse will enter the United States in Texas, and travel through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience the total solar eclipse.
The path of totality is only about 150 miles wide, and in America stretches roughly 2,500 miles from the Texas border to the last few towns in northeastern Maine. That leaves only so many places where you can seek the full show, though the path's width will be significantly wider than it was in 2017, according to NASA, as the moon will to be closer to Earth on this pass than it was then.
So will April showers bring spectator flowers? Here's a breakdown of which places along the path of totality are most likely to give eclipse chasers the best odds.
According to USA Today, an estimated 44 million people − including 32 million in the United States − are expected to witness the 115-mile-wide line of totality that will run from Mazatlán, Mexico to Newfoundland.
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