ATLANTA — The Great American Solar Eclipse is almost here!
During the afternoon on Monday, April 8th, the moon will pass in front of the sun, creating the phenomenon. Here in north Georgia, it will not be a total solar eclipse, but there will still be 80%-85% coverage of the sun, which will be a cool sight.
Of course, to witness the eclipse, the weather needs to cooperate... Little to no cloud cover makes for the best viewing conditions. Initially, we were looking at increased chances for cloud cover across the region, but the forecast has improved.
A system moving in from the west will bring an increase in cloud cover late in the day, which will especially be noticed for far north Georgia. During the eclipse, we may get enough of a break where we have good viewing conditions.
The eclipse begins in our area at 1:45 p.m.
During this time, the Atlanta area can expect a mostly sunny sky with more of a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky closer to the Alabama state line.
The peak of the eclipse for north Georgia is around 3:04 p.m. This will be when 80-85% of the sun is covered up by the moon.
Around this time, cloud cover will be trying to creep into the region from off to the west. Atlanta will be under a mostly clear to partly cloudy sky.
The eclipse comes to an end at 4:21 p.m.
Cloud cover becomes more thick for spots closer to Alabama moving toward the end of the eclipse. A partly cloudy to mostly cloudy sky will be over Atlanta at this time.
Be sure to wear proper eye protection if you will be going out to catch the partial eclipse over our region.
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