Forecasters are becoming more confident that the weather will be good for Monday’s solar eclipse. WNIN’s John Gibson has the latest:
April can be a cloudy, wet, and — as we’ve seen this week — a stormy month.
In fact, the National Weather Service is predicting rain and isolated thunderstorms on Sunday, the day before the astronomical event.
But forecasters now say skies will likely be partly cloudy Monday morning, and then clear from west to east by early afternoon.
The moon will block the sun for about three minutes, just after 2 p.m.
Forecasters at the Paducah office say “we are becoming more confident that skies will be mostly sunny by the time eclipse totality begins, with an increase in clouds associated with the next system holding off until Monday evening.”
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to converge on the Evansville area for the event.
Many viewing locations have been announced including the Evansville Riverfront, Angel Mounds, Wesselman Woods, USI, and the Vanderburgh 4-H Center.
If you live in Evansville or any place that will see totality, you may want to avoid the traffic and simply watch from your own yard.
Wherever you are, you must use certified eclipse glasses to look at the sun or risk permanent eye damage.
The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library is offering eclipse glasses free of charge, while supplies last.