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lol blech. Almost overcast with 20 mins to go.

6 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Same. I’m only hoping for a glimpse of totality, so it’s going to come down to a lucky break. 

Last few frames of satellite seem to suggest the low stuff is breaking up again? Maybe I’m wishcasting lol

11 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Photo of the screen on my camera. 
 

How’s your view? Low clouds filling in again unfortunately but still getting views on and off.

Partial eclipse started and in view! Stay away clouds just a bit longer!

2 hours too early!

@nw baltimore wx looks like morning stuff is clearing but thicker stuff is south and moving north. Hopefully it thins or holds off.

16 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said:

This clearing is heading your way I think. It broke up quickly and right after a low deck of clouds and even drizzle.

I’m hoping! 2 hours to go

Where are you @nw baltimore wx? Looks clear not far NW of me but low stuff is stubborn here.

Lots of clouds in TX but low stuff seems to be burning off a bit? Getting occasional sun peaks.

Fog and very low overcast right now in central TX. Hopefully that burns off soon. Short range models are providing me some hope…

Good luck everyone! 

3k NAM and RGEM suggest broken clouds here in TX. Hopefully we get a few well timed peaks. Today looks beautiful. 

We’re at the airport heading to TX this morning, so it’s sorta chips fall time. We’ll see what happens. Good luck to everyone going!

27 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

The sunshine duration on the Euro seemed optimistic, but I'm good with that.

I’m hugging whatever I can 

10 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

https://weather.us/model-charts/euro

Choose "All" under Parameter Selection and go down to Clouds.

Select Ohio under Change Map Selection.

Not sure what “sunshine duration (1h)” precisely means, but I like that a LOT more than the cloud cover %. GFS shows 0 mins for TX, but euro is like 30-50 mins for eclipse time. 

12z GGEM follows RGEM for central TX with mostly clear skies. Gfs remains fugly.

Don’t know precisely. Apparently the GFS has a cloudy bias, particularly for cirrus. But I’m going to hug it until totality. 

#TeamCanada go RGEM!!

8 minutes ago, Maestrobjwa said:

I thought I felt something! I was lying facedown on my bed and thought I felt something pulsate about 2-3 times (could feel it in the springs).

Oh my 

Was on the ground floor of the building at that time and didn’t feel it. Looks like a few reports in our area though.

Tomer changed his % of clear sky solar radiation metrics to 85/60-85/<60, which wasn’t favorable for TX lol. I’m still hugging the GGEM which looks mostly clear for me during eclipse. 

47 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

 

 

 

I have a 20x15 spot I'd like to try something like this, partial shade though..... same seed types?

Those nurseries usually specify sun or shade and soil type mixes

@Bob Chill cat 5 up the Bay year finally???