Clouds can often be a pretty inconsequential part of a weather forecast from the public91裸聊视频檚 perspective, compared to temperature and precipitation.
But on Monday, cloud cover could be what stands 91裸聊视频� or floats 91裸聊视频揵etween the solar eclipse and throngs gathered along the path of totality in Canada.
91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 just say that cloud cover is not the reason why meteorologists get into the profession,91裸聊视频� Gerald Cheng, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said in an interview.
Cheng joked that he was 91裸聊视频渢otally reluctant91裸聊视频� to make specific predictions for what eclipse watchers could expect to see during a narrow window of time come Monday afternoon.
That91裸聊视频檚 because weather forecasts can be fickle, he said.
A cloud cover prediction four days in advance, stretching across six provinces, in a brief window of time 91裸聊视频渃an be really off,91裸聊视频� he said.
But with those caveats in mind, here is a brief preliminary forecast for Monday, along the solar eclipse91裸聊视频檚 path of totality.
Ontario
In a sign of just how quickly things can change, Cheng said the forecast for southwestern Ontario shifted over the course of a few hours on Thursday.
Around noon, he said the Niagara region and areas along Lake Erie91裸聊视频檚 shores were likely to see blanket cloud cover. But three hours later he updated that forecast to say it could be mainly cloudy, to a mix of sun and cloud.
It appears as though there could be patches in the cloud cover, he said.
91裸聊视频淵ou may be lucky to get a break in there.91裸聊视频�
Moving into eastern Ontario, around Kingston and Cornwall, Cheng said conditions appeared to be slightly better, but still favoured clouds.
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Quebec
The forecast is looking favourable for Quebec regions in the eclipse91裸聊视频檚 path, Cheng said.
91裸聊视频淚t seems like the best, according to our official forecast and looking at the information I have,91裸聊视频� he said.
Cheng said come Monday it 91裸聊视频渟hould be sunny91裸聊视频� in Montreal and Sherbrooke, based on what he could see.
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Newfoundland
A low-pressure system is threatening to spoil the eclipse for watchers in Newfoundland.
Cheng said the offshore system, set to develop off Nova Scotia and move into Newfoundland, could bring 91裸聊视频渁 lot of cloud cover91裸聊视频� on Monday.
While he called the area around Gander basically 91裸聊视频渁 writeoff,91裸聊视频� he said clouds could start to break on the southwestern tip of the island.
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New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton, N.S.
That same low-pressure system was generating some uncertainty in the forecast for the Maritimes, said Cheng.
Cheng said 91裸聊视频渋t could be a mix of sun and clouds91裸聊视频� for parts of New Brunswick, through Prince Edward Island, the tip of Cape Breton and into the Quebec archipelago of the Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 really a mix because the system is leaving,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚t depends on the speed of the system.91裸聊视频�
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