7:15 AM | *The next great total solar eclipse on US soil is just a little more than a year away…Monday, April 8th, 2024* — Arcfield Weather

At the beginning and end of totality, the thin middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, the chromosphere, blazes in an arc of ruby red. The sky darkens to a deep twilight blue, with yellow, orange, and pink sunrise/sunset colors on the horizon in all directions. Bright stars and planets may become visible in the darkened sky and the air temperature will often drop noticeably. The dark sky even tricks nocturnal animals into thinking it’s nighttime and you may hear crickets chirping or see birds returning to their nests.

Remember…when it comes to solar eclipses…99% is definitely not the same as 100%…getting inside the path of totality is critical as this is the only place the corona can be seen.

One final note… after 2024, the next total solar eclipse to be visible from the United States will be in 2044.

Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Arcfield
arcfieldweather.com

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