Monday will bring a total solar eclipse to many parts of the country, and while southwest Michigan doesn’t lie in the totality band, we will still see the effects of the eclipse.
National Weather Service meteorologist Dustin Norman tells us in Berrien County, about 95% of the Sun will be blocked out, creating some spectacular visuals.
What if there’s cloud cover?
“Even if the sky is completely covered in clouds, it’s still going to get dark,” Norman said. “It’s going to appear as though it’s near dawn, so it’s still going to get dark in your area. You’ll still feel a temperature drop. And even if 50% of the sky is covered, the sun is pretty small up in the sky, so there’s still a chance that you will see the sun and you’ll see the eclipse, even if you have clouds in the sky.”
Norman says the forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Monday with cloud cover around 40 to 50%. He says the eclipse will still be impressive.
If you insist on getting a 100% total solar eclipse experience, you’ll have to go to Indiana or Ohio.
Berrien County’s peak eclipse time will be 3:09 p.m. Monday.
