Blood Moon lunar eclipse weather forecast for the US

The weather is looking good for the Blood Moon lunar eclipse.

A total eclipse of the moon will take place early on Election Day in about half of the contiguous 48 states.

There will be good viewing conditions for Tuesday morning's moon show due to a large ridge of Canadian high pressure centered over central Ontario. The best place to view the eclipse will be in this region. Fine views should be enjoyed by Boston, New York, Baltimore, Columbus and Nashville. Clear weather can be found all the way down to the Gulf Coast and southern Texas. Many parts of Arizona and Colorado look promising.

You can watch the total lunar eclipse on Space.com for free regardless of where you live.

There will be a blood moon on Election Day.

There will be clouds across the Northern Plains and the Far Western states. Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles are likely to be the places where you can't see the lunar show.

Parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle can't see the view from their rooftops because of clouds, showers and a rumble or two of thunder.

Between a dissipating frontal line over the Piedmont and a strengthening ocean storm east of Florida, there will be occasional views of the moon through cloud breaks. The Great Basin of central and eastern Oregon and western Idaho could see some breaks in the clouds during the eclipse.

The chances of clear skies for the eclipse are graded on a three-point scale.

We stress that the National Outlook is just a generalization of sky conditions across the country. You can check the latest forecast from your local National Weather Service office. The National Weather Service Organization has a page where you can find all of the Weather Service Forecast Offices in the United States.

If you can't see the eclipse on Tuesday, you'll have to wait for the next one.

Good luck and clear skies!

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