Federal Agency Issues Severe Weather Alert for Key Solar Eclipse Viewing Area

Clear skies are expected in northern New England through Canada.

A graphic visualization of the path of totality and partial contours crossing the U.S. for the 2024 total solar eclipse occurring on April 8, 2024. Courtesy of NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a forecast for Monday’s solar eclipse, which is slated to pass across much of the United States. However, some key areas will be obscured by clouds or even face “severe” weather.

The agency’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed nearly the entire eclipse’s path of totality in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma in a “severe” weather risk area for much of Monday. That includes cites such as Austin, San Antonio, and Waco.