The world’s leading eclipse meteorologist tells you where to find the clearest skies.
The terrain north of Torreón, about 43 miles inside the eclipse track, is shown here two years before the eclipse — on April 8, 2022. Credit: Jay AndersonWhen April 8’s solar eclipse arrives, more than 42 million North Americans living under the path of totality, as well as uncounted millions nearby, will be watching the weather forecast for the prospects of a cloud-free sky.
April is the driest month for a large portion of the Mexican territory covered by the shadow’s path. The average monthly cloudiness drops to percentages in the low 20s at Mazatlán and inland, at Durango and Torreón.
One of the more intriguing aspects of the satellite cloud measurements is the presence of fewer clouds along the south shore of Lakes Erie and Ontario. This reduction — as much as 15 percent — is due to the influence of the lakes, which suppress the formation of convective clouds along their south shores when cold winds blow from the north. Clouds form when the ground is warmed, but the air must travel a short distance inland before the warming takes hold.
Beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the late-afternoon shadow reaches Newfoundland and is once again immersed in a heavily clouded landscape. The best prospects on the island are at the water’s edge, especially at Cape Bonavista, the last site on land from which the 2024 eclipse can be seen. Previous eclipse-day images show sunny skies in seven of the last 24 years at Bonavista from right along the shore.
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