Arkansas 2024 eclipse forecast: What trends say about April visibility
40/29’S JACOB MURPHY IS LIVE TO TELL US HOW SOME ARE PREPARING. JACOB? HERE IN FORT SMITH YOU’LL HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE ECLIPSE BUT IF YOU GO TO THE SOUTH EAST A LITTLE YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF IN LOGAN COUNTY. WHICH IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF TOTALITY. CITIES LIKE BOONEVILLE AND PARIS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS TO GET READY FOR THE BIG DAY. <> “We don’t know, we’ve never been through this, we’ve never had an eclipse in Paris, since Arkansas has been part of the United States, there’s not been one.” PARIS, ARKANSAS.. POPULATION OF JUST OVER THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE. <> “It’s brand new to all of us, none of us are experts, but we’re just saying, have fun with it.” IN TWO MONTHS, THE SMALL TOWN WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 2024 GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE. <> “I think it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to make memories.” IT SEEMS THAT IT HAS BEEN A LIFETIME OF PREPARATIONS.. WITH THINGS HEATING UP BACK IN 20-23. <> “on April 8, when that those sites went live, within a couple of hours, every Airbnb in our area sold out.” THE TOWN HAD TO SNAP INTO ACTION. <> “We realized quickly that we’re gonna have to adapt and find ways for people to be able to stay here and enjoy it.” WITH EVERYONE WORKING TO CREATE SPACE. <> “Local churches have fields and they’re gonna have, you know, food, breakfast, lunch and dinner available, our fairgrounds have a really large area. And so they have section that off for RVs and tent camping.” ACROSS LOGAN COUNTY.. BOONEVILLE ALSO PLANNING. <> “We’re going to have several designated parking areas at our high school football field and then out between out east of town at our municipal baseball softball complex.” HONING IN ON SAFETY. <> “were gonna have extra policemen on duty that day to help deal with traffic, all of our city employees will be working that day to help deal with traffic issues.” BOTH CITIES EXCITED FOR THE BIG DAY.. READY FOR IT TO GET HERE. “Is it going to be a weight of the shoulders once it’s over?” “Absolutely, laughing” TONIGHT THE PARIS CITY COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT WILL LET PEOPLE RENT OUT PARTS OF THEIR PROPERTY AND ALSO WILL LET VENDORS BE IN PLACES WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM APRIL 4TH TO APRI
Arkansas 2024 eclipse forecast: What trends say about April visibility
Updated: 4:18 PM CST Feb 7, 2024
Arkansas Eclipse Guide | Eclipse Weather | Map & Table of Eclipse Times | Eclipse Events | Traffic Preps | School Closings | Getting Glasses | Glasses Safety | Eclipse ScienceLarge parts of Arkansas will be in the path of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. But if the sky is cloudy, you won’t be able to witness the event. Scroll down for a chart showing historic cloud cover in the cities along the eclipse’s path.The area does tend to be cloudy in April. Our chart below shows the average cloud cover on April 8 in the years 2000 to 2023. For Arkansas cities in the total eclipse path, that average ranges from 50 percent to 65 percent.The silver lining, so to speak, is that even if the skies are cloudy or rainy, it will still get dark outside during the eclipse, allowing people to experience it in that diminished sense.PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iZmxvdXJpc2gtZW1iZWQgZmxvdXJpc2gtdGFibGUiIGRhdGEtc3JjPSJ2aXN1YWxpc2F0aW9uLzE2NzIxNjM3Ij48c2NyaXB0IHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWJsaWMuZmxvdXJpc2guc3R1ZGlvL3Jlc291cmNlcy9lbWJlZC5qcyI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+PC9kaXY+Mobile users tap here if the chart does not display above.
Arkansas Eclipse Guide | Eclipse Weather | Map & Table of Eclipse Times | Eclipse Events | Traffic Preps | School Closings | Getting Glasses | Glasses Safety | Eclipse Science
Large parts of Arkansas will be in the path of the total eclipse on April 8, 2024. But if the sky is cloudy, you won’t be able to witness the event. Scroll down for a chart showing historic cloud cover in the cities along the eclipse’s path.
The area does tend to be cloudy in April. Our chart below shows the average cloud cover on April 8 in the years 2000 to 2023. For Arkansas cities in the total eclipse path, that average ranges from 50 percent to 65 percent.
The silver lining, so to speak, is that even if the skies are cloudy or rainy, it will still get dark outside during the eclipse, allowing people to experience it in that diminished sense.
