Lunar Eclipse Viewing Update

Now that the "Supermoon" lunar eclipse is only two days away, it is time to give a cloud cover forecast for the Sunday evening. It looks as though a system that is moving onshore in the Carolinas will send rain as far west as the Indiana-Illinois border this weekend. So I think the Stateline remains dry, but the system is so large that it will have plenty of cloud cover associated with it that will be sent our way for Sunday...just in time for the lunar eclipse.

Now, while skies will not be clear, it does not appear as though skies will be completely overcast either. I think clouds will spread across the region on Sunday, making for a partly to at times mostly cloudy day. So, despite there possibly being more clouds than sun, I would be surprised if the entire viewing area didn't get a good view of the lunar eclipse blood moon on Sunday evening.

Remember, the eclipse starts at 8:07pm and ends at 10:23pm, peaking in intensity at 9:11pm. This event has not happened in 33 years, and it won't happen again for another 18 years. So I encourage you to get out and enjoy it if you have the time on Sunday evening because it will be awhile before it happens again.