The eclipse is happening Friday morning and as we pointed out in the last update, best time for setting the alarm clock and getting out for viewing will be right at 3AM. This is a partial lunar eclipse because the entire disk of the moon will not pass in the Earth's shadow.
What will the weather be like? Clouds or clear?
The bad news - skies won't be completely clear but whatever clouds are passing through at the time should be fairly transparent and not a show stopping situation.
The thickest clouds will likely be in western Kansas, but even in the west, a view of the eclipse is still expected.
Thanksgiving Week - looking good for most travelers
The areas to watch early in the week will be the Northeast and up near the Great Lakes. I don't foresee too many airports having trouble with weather, but New York City might have some issues Monday. A fairly wet storm will be surging northeast and there will be some snow flying around the Great Lakes.
Tuesday - same story here. Travel in the midsection of the US is looking good, but the far Northeast part of the country may have some rain/snow that could be an impact.
A switch to colder weather happening around the holiday:
Long range models are trying to develop a storm in or near Kansas and the southern Plains late in the Thanksgiving week. Still so many questions and plenty of uncertainty, but we do expect a return to some colder weather during/after the holiday.
Have a great day. We are finishing up a winter forecast and will be posting it very soon. Thanks for spending a few minutes here.
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