Clouds, rain make eclipse viewing an unfortunate washout across much of the MS Coast
People had their eclipse glasses and homemade devices ready for a glimpse of today’s partial solar eclipse — but instead it was raining in downtown Biloxi and across much of the Mississippi Coast during the peak.
Monday’s weather forecast called for mostly cloudy skies across the Coast and it was “extremely unlikely” the clouds would part like theater curtains so that South Mississippi could see the show, said Hannah Linsey, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in New Orleans.
The peak of the eclipse occurred at around 1:50 p.m. over South Mississippi. when the moon was about 75% obscured by the moon.
The moon began blocking the sun around 12:30 p.m. and the eclipse will end shortly after 3 p.m.
The skies were darker, but that likely was more because of the rain than the eclipse.
Instead of seeing the eclipse in person, people are watching the eclipse on the NASA television channel and websites that are carrying it live online.
NASA.com has live coverage from various vantage points as the eclipse was seen first in Texas and continues northeast across the United States to Buffalo, New York.
This story was originally published April 8, 2024 at 8:35 AM.
