Weather and Cloud cover first best look at the Great 2024 North American solar eclipse on Monday April 8 2024

Cloud cover percentages from South texas to northern Vermont and So CanadaIn the meantime, Weather wiseSevere Thunderstorms possible over parts of the Great Plains andMississippi Valley this weekend.Winter Storm to develop over the Front Range; High Winds impact FourCorners tonight into Great Plains this weekend.Critical Fire Weather Risk over Central/Southern High Plains.Warm weekend ahead for Central U.S.; East and West Coasts remain belowaverage.An omega pattern aloft will support impactful weather across the CentralU.S. this weekend. Tonight, snow showers are expected to continue from theCentral Appalachians up through the Lower Great Lakes and interiorNortheast/New England. Additional snow accumulations of 3-6 inches arepossible for those areas before the surface low departs from DowneastMaine and things begin to clear up Saturday evening. High temperatureswill remain below average across the East Coast thanks to the cloudiness,but should begin to rebound by early next week.Out West, general troughing will keep temperatures below average thisweekend and into early next week. High winds will continue over the FourCorners region tonight before spreading into the Great Plains on Saturday.High Wind Watches and Warnings are in effect for portions of theaforementioned areas through Sunday. A pronounced ridge will supportwarmer than average temperatures across the Great Plains and MississippiValley this weekend.