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I have a friend in Niagara Falls but he isn't too confident in clear skies. Instead he is thinking of Texas or Mexico. Would you take the chance to make a booking to Niagara Falls at all?

I was thinking of going there as the cloud chances were 60% chance of cloud, Texas is still 50% chance so not much difference. At least you get to see the falls if it is cloudy

I don't think I can afford the trip now so not going

Alexandra

As you go further south, the sun is also higher in the sky (closer to noon local time), which has some advantages. It might also last a bit longer.

I've read an article concerning the weather predictions at Niagara Falls. It stated that there is an effect from the lakes that clear things out during the day (sometimes). Again, you can also get lake effect snow. I and a few others are booked for Niagara Falls NY. Will most likely head over to the state park to set up or on a grassy field nearby. If you're planning to go, watch the hotel rates. Most have jacked up their prices for this week or have been sold out already.

Hi All...

Early April weather in southern Ontario is notoriously not astro friendly Now, this past April 8th was an awesome day but I can't rely on it repeating.

I am a 3 hr drive form the Falls, but a group of us are planning to do the Texas road trip.

Brian

Bad stats here in Sherbrooke Brian, so we plan to do a few hundred km toward west (by car).

The 8th of April week in 2023 was sunny and Taxas was bad.

Hi Daniel and all...

My close group of astro friends have since decided to combine a winter getaway with the eclipse, so have booked a week at a resort in Mazatlan Mexico. The plan to drive to a site in Texas was changed to have spouses involved and be more appealing to them

Brian

Interesting article here on the potential effects on EL Nino on cloud coverage during the 2024 eclipse:
https://www.space.com/how-el-nino-may-a ... 24-weather
In short, may help improve the odds of seeing it.