Keith

There is a lot of time for it to change, but the cloud cover prediction isn't looking very good.

http://weather.cod.edu/forecast/

Go to "GFS" Select Preciptation Products > Average Cloud Cover Then run the slide over to Monday the 21st at 16Z

tomfuller

The McD's in Bend are still selling eclipse glasses for $2.
I saw a cop at a news conference saying not to wear the eclipse glasses while driving.

NorthwestMale

(shaking head)

"... yeah, maybe cuz all you can SEE is the sun!!"

NorthwestMale

SIX days from right now, we'll be in action (or stalled, somewhere on a roadway outside of the precious band of totality).


Just think...

Gretchen

He obviously hasn't looked through eclipse glasses

NorthwestMale

What a sad, sad state of affairs:


Even the morons in our government seem to have NO IDEA when the eclipse starts:


https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/eclipse.html


They have a "countdown" clock in big numbers, and as I post this at noon pacific time, the idiotic countdown clock says:

Countdown
Until Totality Begins in Newport, Oregon August 21, 2017
5 0 18 18
Days Hours Minutes Seconds

NorthwestMale

Those same pinheads at the National Weather Service do offer encouragement for eastern Oregon eclipse-goers:


Saturday Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Monday Sunny, with a high near 86.
Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

NorthwestMale

For Nashville, TN:

Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

Sunday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Monday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Monday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

NorthwestMale

For Kansas City, MO (just OUTSIDE the band of totality, but very near)


Saturday Sunny, with a high near 87.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.
Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

NorthwestMale

For Columbia, SC: (seems dicey at best)


Saturday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

5alive

Sylvia, Western Oregon University in Monmouth still has tent camping spots; I just checked their website.

http://www.wou.edu/eclipse/lodging/

sylvia3

Thanks, but I live in Colorado.

Gretchen

Our son's father in law was going to Nebraska and I came across the thing about Alliance where Carhenge is. What a riot that will be.
He's decided to go to St. Louis to his son's (and grandchildren) for a real wonderful experience.

sunbum1944

I just read that in the Prineville Or area, traffic is at a standstill for 15 miles and they are running out of gas.

And it's hot out.

Glad I will be able to walk up a hill a few blocks from by house and see most of it- if it's visible through the smoke from fires. Another new fire today close to Sisters.

traveler24

Have a friend that lives in Newport (Oregon coast)
Supposed to be great view...
estimate 100,000 people to b there and so far the town has only be able to find 30,000 Port-a-potties....

NorthwestMale

So far Eastern Oregon is perhaps likely to demonstrate just why it is (over-?)hyped as the best bet for clear skies at Eclipse time.

https://www.weather.gov/pqr/eclipse


Much of the rest of the eclipse path seems rather dicey in terms of potential cloud cover come Monday, but eastern Oregon doesn't seem to have many glitches that way.

(though the scene on the ground is already crazy, as reported a couple of posts ago)

Who knows what will transpire.


(I spoke to a couple from Europe who were just purchasing a map of Oregon on Thursday, with rooms in Yakima, WA, who were intent upon getting to Madras for the big moment. So there is going to be another wave of humanity on the way.)

Nelson

It's a day early, but starting tomorrow we can use the Unisys 60-hour NAM model forecast, here:
http://weather.unisys.com/nam/nam.ph...pres&inv=0&t=6

Click on the TIME links until you find something around
18Z MON AUG 21.

Right now things look generally good except for a big system sitting over the Kansas-Nebraska border. Of course all it takes is one small cloud in the wrong place...

Good luck everyone!

Gretchen

You are a fount of knowledge!!
It is really looking better for the southeast!
Thanks.

volcanogirl

I'm getting excited!

nanabee

We are not in the path here in southern California but still it is very exciting. DD and her family live in Portland so they will see an almost total eclipse. Very exciting.