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Jamie Carter

How El Niño may affect the chances of clear skies for the 2024 total solar eclipse

People watch a total solar eclipse in partly clouds sky.

Where will the best weather be for the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024? That's the burning question for eclipse chasers who are now making preparations and travel plans, but an incoming El Niño threatens to make things a little more complicated. 

The climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which occurs every few years, is now 95% certain to remain active in the Northern Hemisphere from January through March, and the chances are 80% from March through May, according to the latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center. 

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