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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News
Paul Huttner

Eclipse 2024: Minnesota clouds; better views in Illinois and Indiana

Searching for clear spots next Monday

NOAA cloud cover
National blend of models showing cloud cover output for 1 p.m. CDT Monday, April 8, 2024.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Are you traveling to see the total solar eclipse next Monday?

If you are, it looks like parts of Illinois and Indiana may be the best odds for clear to partly cloudy skies.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Forecast System model is more pessimistic and keeps clouds in over more of the central United States but suggests a window for better eclipse viewing across parts of Illinois and Indiana.

Keep in mind the Global Forecast System can overdo cloud cover many times.

NOAA GFS model
Global Forecast System model cloud cover output for 1 p.m. CDT Monday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

The Canadian model suggests a much sunnier scenario across much of the eclipse path of totality.

Canadian model
Canadian model for 1 p.m. CDT Monday
Environment Canada, via Pivotal Weather

Temperatures look comfortable across most of the eclipse path.

NOAA GFS temperature output
Global Forecast System temperature output for 1 p.m. CDT Monday
NOAA, via Pivotal Weather

It should be an awesome event for those who find a clear sky spot on Monday!