Total Solar Eclipse
April 8, 2024
On April 8th, a total solar eclipse will pass through the United States, entering the country in Texas and crossing through the Midwest and Northeast before exiting in Maine. And across the path mesonets (regional climate networks) will be monitoring the effects.
Follow the eclipse in real time at the following mesonets (some links may not be live until closer to the event):
Oklahoma Mesonet
Data collected and updated five minutes on our website during the eclipse from all 120 stations. Monitoring continues afterwards with one-minute averaged observations at each site.
www.mesonet.org and @okmesonet
When to watch:
Partial 12:22 – 3:09PM CDT
Total 1:43 – 1:51PM CDT
Kentucky Mesonet
Five minute data collected at all stations across the state and reported on our website: https://www.kymesonet.org/
Live streaming will begin about an hour before eclipse totality in Western Kentucky with a count down timer and video feeds from station cameras. A few minutes before totality (~1:50pm CT), Shane Holinde, Outreach Manager, will stream live from Ballard County, KY in an interview with Research Scientist, Dr. Eric Rappin.
Watch via The Kentucky Climate Center YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@kentuckyclimatecenter
or from the Kentucky Mesonet Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kymesonet
Illinois Climate Network
Ten second weather data collected throughout the event with real-time air temperature and solar radiation data available on our website for all stations.
warm.isws.illinois.edu/warm/eclipse/
When to watch:
Partial 12:41 – 3:22PM CDT
Total 1:58 – 2:07PM CDT
Indiana Water Balance Network
Three second data collected and updated every minute on our website.
When to watch:
Partial 1:44 – 4:25PM EDT
Total 3:01 – 3:12PM EDT
Purdue Mesonet (Indiana)
Three-second data collected the day of the event. A post-event webpage will be offered to view how conditions changed across the network when the event happened.
https://ag.purdue.edu/indiana-state-climate/purdue-mesonet/purdue-mesonet-data-hub/
When to watch:
Partial 1:44 – 4:25PM EDT
Total 3:01 – 3:12PM EDT
Wisconet
Five minute data available and updated every fifteen minutes on our station pages.
When to watch:
Partial 12:48 – 3:23PM CDT
ClimaTEQ
A data gathering expedition in Indiana at the Whitewater Memorial Stadium. Data will be made available on Facebook, along with photo/video by Wednesday 10 April and by FTP.
When to watch:
Total 3:08-3:12PM EDT
Maryland Mesonet
Three-second data will be collected at all stations, including solar radiation, temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and pressure.
Visit the network website and click on the red beacon icon for live data:
https://mesonet.umd.edu/
Follow Maryland Mesonet staff and partners on X at:
@wxmeddler @NimbusStorms @SnarkyEM @UofMaryland @MDMEMA
When to watch:
Partial 2:04 – 4:32pm EDT
Rutgers New Jersey Weather Network (NJWxNet)
Five minute data including solar radiation, air temperature, and cloud cover will be available through our website and the NJ State Climatologist Office during the event.
https://njweather.org and https://njclimate.org
When to watch:
Partial 2:07 – 4:36PM EDT
New York Mesonet
Live data displayed on our website throughout the eclipse.
https://nysmesonet.org/eclipse
When to watch :
Partial 2:02 – 4:38 pm EDT
Total 3:16 – 3:29pm EDT
For additional information on the Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024, visit NASA’s website:
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
