Stay away, clouds! Eclipse day weather forecast in SC
There’s a chance Mother Nature won’t cooperate Monday for the much-hyped solar eclipse.
The full eclipse itself starts shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday and lasts anywhere from 90 seconds to 2 minutes and 30 seconds in South Carolina for areas in the “path of totality.” That includes such cities as Greenville, Columbia and Charleston.
Here are the latest official forecasts (updated Thursday) from the National Weather Service for those cities on Aug. 21:
▪ Greenville: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
▪ Columbia: Partly sunny, with a high near 93. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
▪ Charleston: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Even if the weather doesn’t cooperate and you can’t see the actual eclipse, the sky will darken when the event occurs.
#Eclipse2017 is less than a week away! Here's the latest NWS forecast for cloud cover around the time of totality! pic.twitter.com/WqDvL3fNic
— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) August 16, 2017
SC eclipse times
Location | Partial eclipse starts | Total eclipse starts | Total eclipse ends | Partial eclipse ends |
Clemson, Seneca | 1:08 pm | 2:37 pm | 2:39 pm | 4:03 pm |
Greenville, Anderson | 1:09 pm | 2:38 pm | 2:39 pm | 4:03 pm |
Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville | 1:10 pm | 2:39 pm | 2:42 pm | 4:04 pm |
Newberry | 1:11 pm | 2:40 pm | 2:42 pm | 4:05 pm |
Columbia | 1:13 pm | 2:41 pm | 2:44 pm | 4:06 pm |
Orangeburg, Sumter | 1:14 pm | 2:43 pm | 2:45 pm | 4:07 pm |
Lake Moultrie | 1:15 pm | 2:44 pm | 2:47 pm | 4:08 pm |
Charleston, Mount Pleasant | 1:17 pm | 2:46 pm | 2:48 pm | 4:10 pm |
▪ Totality comes in Greenville at 2:38 p.m., lasting about 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
▪ Totality comes in Columbia at 2:41 p.m., lasting 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
▪ Totality comes in Charleston at 2:46 p.m., lasting about 1 minutes and 31 seconds.
This story was originally published August 15, 2017 at 8:26 AM with the headline "Stay away, clouds! Eclipse day weather forecast in SC."