Photographers get in to place for the eclipse early Monday morning in Niagara Falls, New York.

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Photographers get in to place for the eclipse early Monday morning in Niagara Falls, New York.

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Follow the NPR Network’s coverage from the trail of totality, from Texas to Maine.

After numerous street journeys, lodge bookings, glasses purchases and fingers crossed for good climate, the day tens of millions of Americans have been ready for is lastly right here.

A uncommon total solar eclipse — the final one to be seen within the contiguous U.S. for an additional twenty years — will cross from Texas to Maine, placing over 30 million folks within the direct path of totality and giving many extra an opportunity to see a partial eclipse.

Totality will begin within the U.S. round 1:30 p.m. CT/2:30 p.m. ET and proceed for about an hour, lasting for a number of minutes in every location (you possibly can check yours here, and follow along online even when you’re outdoors the trail).

There is far anticipation and preparation heading into the day, as folks have made travel plans, organized viewing events, damaged out their red and green gear and usually gotten able to make the most of a brief moment of daytime darkness.

Communities within the path of totality have made preparations too. Officials in Houlton, Maine — the final U.S. metropolis within the eclipse’s path — have spent over two years planning days of festivities.

And in current days, the governors of Arkansas and Indiana, in addition to a number of counties and cities in states throughout the eclipse’s path, have declared states of emergency to make extra assets accessible to take care of the inflow of holiday makers and visitors.

Traffic and climate are among the many greatest variables for the way the day might go.

The National Weather Service (NWS) stated Monday morning that clouds might impede viewing from Texas into southern Arkansas, in addition to throughout Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania and New York, with a 20-30% probability of rain in these areas.

The finest probabilities for clear viewing are probably throughout New England, it says, and doable from northern Arkansas to central Indiana — although there’s nonetheless a excessive potential for cloud cowl there.

It can be warning that extreme climate and flash flooding might develop round and after the time of totality in components of Texas into south Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and west Louisiana, bringing doable tornadoes, massive hail and extreme wind gusts.

Eclipse chasers have told NPR it is nonetheless doable to benefit from the eclipse even when the climate places a damper in your view.

And the NWS, which plans to situation a remaining climate replace at midday ET, says the forecast might nonetheless change: “Totality or bust, check the forecast and adjust!”

NPR can be sharing highlights from throughout the NPR Network all through the day Monday when you’re unable to get out and see it in actual time.

This web page can be up to date all through the day.