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'Blood Worm Moon' US weather forecast: Best places to see tonight's total lunar eclipse
By Joe Rao published 7 hours ago
Most of the U.S. should be able to see the total lunar eclipse tonight, but clouds will be problematic for many.
As far as viewing prospects for tonight's total eclipse of the moon are concerned, it would appear that three-quarters of the nation will have at least some occasional views of the moon plunging through Earth's dark shadow. The period of total eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m. Eastern Time early Friday morning, which corresponds to 11:26 p.m. Pacific time late this evening or 0626 GMT. Totality will last 66 minutes.
The region of the country that will likely have the best overall weather conditions for tonight's total lunar eclipse will be the lower Great Lakes and Ohio Valley, southwest into the Central Plains and down into the Lone Star State of Texas.
In contrast, a major storm emerging out of the Northern and Central Rockies will be accompanied by a broad swath of clouds and precipitation which will extend across Montana south to eastern Arizona and western New Mexico, likely hiding any views of the lunar eclipse.
Other areas where eclipse weather will be problematic will be near and along the Pacific coast of Washington, Oregon, and northern and central California where a marine layer of low clouds will be in place at eclipse time. A similar area of low clouds is expected to hide the moon near and along the Gulf Coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, as well as parts of south Florida.
