Eclipse Weather Forecast

Above, the start of the "Diamond Ring Effect" in 2017. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

When the 2017 Great American Eclipse took place, it was in the middle of summer and the weather was not an issue for me when I viewed it near Roberts, Idaho. 

Since we're in the early spring, clouds and storms may hinder viewing for some.

Yahoo! News reported:

The total solar eclipse is now just three days away, and local forecasts in 13 states along the so-called path of totality suggest that viewing the highly anticipated celestial event may be a problem for some but less so for others.

In Austin, Texas — which is expecting an influx of more than 1 million tourists for the eclipse — forecasters are calling for mostly cloudy skies during the morning hours, followed by thunderstorms in the afternoon. According to Yahoo Weather, there is a 54% chance of rain on Monday.

Similar conditions are expected in Dallas, though the chance of precipitation (64%) is significantly higher.

To read more, go here. 

Rain In the Distance?

Above, looks like downpours might be happing west of us. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

This evening, Clint, one of the guys from our Whispering Cedars community, was here working on the Jeep's brakes until the temperature started dropping with windy conditions.

As he was packing up his tools, we noticed clouds in the direction of and north of Gallup or, possibly, Window Rock, Arizona. They looked like possible downpours going on over there. Or, maybe these are scud clouds.

It would be nice if some of those clouds came over in our direction. We could sure use the rain.