Well, I have some customers in Buffalo and Cleveland that I’ve been planning to see and have tentatively lined up trips to both locations to take advantage of the trip. At the last minute, I’ll cancel the one that is the most likely for cloud cover...Based on historical data, both are only at odds of 1 in 3 that it will be ‘mostly clear or better’.
Here’s a useful link for historical data for cities along the path... looks like the best odds of getting a clear sky are in Texas.... https://theskylive.com/articles/2023/02/best-places-to-see-the-2024-american-eclipse-based-on-historical-weather-data
Took the entire day off work. Live right in the heart of the viewing zone! Cities around us are planning for the “event.” And I plan to be in Bay Village, Ohio for viewing it over Lake Erie.
I can just walk out my door.
For a longer view of totality I can go to my Mom’s old place. :-)
The biggest problem is that in the mid-South, cloudiness in April is likely.
See What the Solar Eclipse Will Look Like across Most of the U.S.
Even if you’re not in the path of totality, the solar eclipse on April 8 will offer a show to nearly everyone across North and Central America
This eclipse will occur during a “solar maximum” so the corona should be especially prominent / active.
With a little luck we may even get a large solar flare or Coronal Mass Ejection.
Of course, if we have really bad luck, we’ll get a really powerful CME aimed right at us, and another Carrington Event or worse...