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SPACE.com's U.S. Eclipse Weather Forecast
By Joe Rao
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 10:00 am ET
15 May 2003
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YOUR SPACE Editor's Note: Joe Rao, SPACE.com's backyard astronomy columnist and a veteran of 11 total lunar eclipses, has a day job, too: He's an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.
Sky watchers across the United States who are hoping to get a view of tonights total lunar eclipse will encounter a variety of weather conditions from coast to coast. Generally speaking, it appears that about two-thirds of the country will have favorable sky conditions, but there will also be some trouble spots where clouds could obscure much of, if not the entire eclipse. The best areas Probably the best viewing weather will be over the central and southern Rocky Mountains and the Desert Southwest, where skies are expected to be mainly clear. Regions where some patchy cloudiness is expected but not so much as to seriously hinder eclipse viewing will be over parts of the Northern and Central Great Plains, much of Texas and the Deep South.
Some decent views might also be had from much of New England and northern New York State, where high pressure centered over northern Maine will be expanding and displacing a pool of cloudy, damp, chilly and unstable air that has plagued that region for much of this week. The worst areas A large swath of cloud-filled skies is expected over most of the Great Lakes region, also covering large parts of the Ohio River Valley, New York State, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This unsettled weather will be generated by a developing storm centered near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. Considerable cloud cover is also expected through the mid-Atlantic area, including the Virginias and Carolinas, on down into parts of southern Georgia and northern Florida. | Vicarious Viewing | |  Image of the Day
This series of photographs shows a total lunar eclipse on July 6, 1982.
2003 by Fred Espenak
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And If You Don't See Anything ...
If clouds ruin the eclipse for you, know that another total lunar eclipse is coming Nov. 9. SPACE.com will provide a complete viewer's guide this fall. | | | | Some light showers may fall over parts of the Great Lakes; heavier rains and showers are expected for parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, while scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible farther south. Over Kansas and Nebraska, as well as adjacent portions of eastern Colorado and around the Texas/Oklahoma panhandle, locally heavy showers and potentially severe thunderstorms are possible. A weak cold front could generate clouds and a few scattered showers and thunderstorms over Montana and northern Idaho. Lastly, an onshore flow of pacific air could produce clouds and some light rain and drizzle over Washington State and parts of northern Oregon. However ... This outlook is very generalized and very approximate. For more specific weather details about your local area, visit the National Weather Service in Boston, Massachusetts and choose the Forecast Office closest to you that can provide a detail weather forecast for your town or city. Good Luck and good viewing!
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