What will Virginia’s weather be like during 2024 solar eclipse? [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. — We’re now a week out from the April 8 solar eclipse in the United States. Some will experience totality while others gaze upon a partial eclipse. Regardless, the weather conditions will play a monumental role in whether you’ll have a good view or not.

The eclipse will take place on April 8, passing through Mexico, the United States and Canada. NASA’s 2024 eclipse map shows the totality path, or “umbra,” spans in a northeasterly direction from southern Texas through parts of the Midwest and northeastern parts of the country. In Virginia, the obscurity of the sunshine increases the further west or north you go.

Days out, we’re well within range of our lower-resolution forecast models and for sky conditions in Hampton Roads the consensus is split.

The GFS or …