{"id":17043,"date":"2017-08-17T14:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T19:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=17043"},"modified":"2017-08-19T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T21:00:52","slug":"august-17-eclipse-cloud-prediction-from-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=17043","title":{"rendered":"August 19: Eclipse Cloud Prediction from the Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17101\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170819-WAPO-eclipse-302x300.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a>It is looking iffy in the hinterland right now, but don&#8217;t give up all hope just yet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2017\/08\/19\/total-solar-eclipse-weather-forecast-as-of-aug-19\/?utm_term=.08a6929ff051\">Washington Post <\/a>says their overall forecast confidence is &#8220;medium&#8221; two days ahead of the big event. The confidence level will go up as we get closer to the eclipse. They are posting a new prediction every day. If you have a flexible schedule you can still change your eclipse travel plans to head to a less cloudy place. That is my plan. This will be my last update of the Washington Post eclipse forecast.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you are tracking the weather at several possible eclipse locations, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16998\">read this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/capital-weather-gang\/wp\/2017\/08\/19\/total-solar-eclipse-weather-forecast-as-of-aug-19\/?utm_term=.96c33ebae148\">Washington Post eclipse forecast as of August 29<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>*** ***<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Local forecasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Forecast confidence:\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Medium to high<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corvallis, Ore.: Morning fog likely to burn off in time for good view<\/li>\n<li>Madras, Ore.: Mostly clear but light smoke haze possible<\/li>\n<li>Rexburg, Idaho: Scattered clouds, light haze<\/li>\n<li>Casper, Wyo.: Scattered clouds, little interference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forecast confidence: <strong>Medium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grand Island, Neb.: Greatest risk area for mostly cloudy conditions<\/li>\n<li>St. Joseph, Mo.: Partly cloudy, frequent interference possible<\/li>\n<li>St.\u00c2\u00a0 Louis: Partly cloudy, occasional interference possible<\/li>\n<li>Carbondale, Ill.: Scattered clouds, limited interference<\/li>\n<li>Hopkinsville, Ky.: Scattered clouds, limited interference<\/li>\n<li>Nashville: Scattered clouds, limited interference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Forecast confidence:\u00c2\u00a0<strong>Low to medium<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greenville, S.C.: Partly cloudy, occasional interference possible<\/li>\n<li>Columbia, S.C.: Partly cloudy, occasional interference\u00c2\u00a0possible<\/li>\n<li>Charleston: Partly to mostly cloudy, frequent interference possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** ***<\/p>\n<p>Past daily cloud cover predictions follow.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17055\" style=\"width: 681px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170818-WAPO-weather-eclipse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17055\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170818-WAPO-weather-eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170818-WAPO-weather-eclipse.jpg 671w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170818-WAPO-weather-eclipse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170818-WAPO-weather-eclipse-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The eclipse cloud prediction from the Washington Post as of August 18.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17044\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17044\" class=\"wp-image-17044 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170817-WAPO-eclipse-weather-j8-406x300.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipse cloud prediction, August 17.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_17045\" style=\"width: 689px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170816-WAPO-eclipse-weather.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17045\" class=\"wp-image-17045 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170816-WAPO-eclipse-weather.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170816-WAPO-eclipse-weather.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170816-WAPO-eclipse-weather-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170816-WAPO-eclipse-weather-413x300.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipse cloud prediction, August 16.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16912\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170811-WAPO-eclipse-weather-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16912\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16912\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170811-WAPO-eclipse-weather-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170811-WAPO-eclipse-weather-001.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170811-WAPO-eclipse-weather-001-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/170811-WAPO-eclipse-weather-001-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipse weather forecast from the Washington Post as of August 11, 2017.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Links<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great American Eclipse Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16535\">The Great American Eclipse Series<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16089\">\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c\u00c2\u00a0 <\/a>All of my eclipse articles are listed at this link. Check back for new articles as they appear. This is the 34th article in the series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16998\">Keeping Track of Eclipse Weather at Multiple Possible Locations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=16910\">Eclipse Weather Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/\">Weather.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunderground.com\/\">Weather Underground<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is looking iffy in the hinterland right now, but don&#8217;t give up all hope just yet. The Washington Post says their overall forecast confidence is &#8220;medium&#8221; two days ahead of the big event. The confidence level will go up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=17043\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17043"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17108,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17043\/revisions\/17108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}