Solar eclipse 2024: Will the weather allow you to see it? Here's the forecast for April 8

Once you've made your shadow box, bought your glasses and figured out how to make the time to watch the eclipse, there's still one thing that could make your celestial viewing all for nothing — the weather.

A rainy or cloudy day on April 8 and that's it, you've missed out on the total eclipse. And, another won't happen in the contiguous U.S. until Aug. 23, 2044. So it's either sunny skies or you're waiting 20 years.

Delaware weather forecast for total solar eclipse

According to Accuweather.com, First State residents should be able to freely watch the eclipse and do it rather comfortably.

New Castle and Sussex counties should see sunny skies with a few clouds on April 8. Temperatures will be in the low 60s.

Sussex County should have the best viewing, with sunny skies and highs in the mid-60s.

While the forecast looks very promising for viewing, it is early and it could change.

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What time will the total solar eclipse happen?

Global eclipse events will occur at the following local times:

• Partial eclipse will first be visible at 11:42 a.m.
• Full eclipse will first be visible at 12:38 p.m.
• Maximum eclipse will be visible at 2:17 p.m.
• Full eclipse will last be visible at 3:55 p.m.
• Partial eclipse will last be visible at 4:52 p.m.

Krys'tal Griffin contributed to this report.