Eclipse watchers are keeping a close eye on the weather ahead of a solar eclipse that will plunge a wide strip of North America into daytime darkness on Monday.
Forecasters are predicting cloudy conditions in northern Mexico, Texas and parts of the Great Lakes region.
Better weather is expected in western Mexico and parts of the US Midwest.
And some of the best viewing is likely to be under clear spring skies in New England and Canada.
Starting in the Pacific Ocean, the eclipse will become visible on the coast of Mexico near the city of Mazatlan at about 11:07 local time (19:07 BST).
The shadow of the Moon will run across the Earth at a speed of 1,500 mph (2,400 km/h) - tracing a north-easterly arc through the states of Durango and Coahuila before casting parts of Texas, Arkansas and neighbouring states into darkness.
Sitting here at a suburban mall outdoor dining table in the path of totality. Very thin clouds, full visibility of the partial eclipse right now. There’s about 300 empty parking spaces left with a few dozen other cars all with doors open watching.
Come on over, we’d love to have you here with us for it.
edit1: temperature has dropped about 5 degrees F since beginning. There are some house sparrows nearby that have been quiet for the past hour and a half and now they’re squawking up a storm in the last 10 min.
edit2: 13 minutes to totality. About 80% of the sun is eclipsed. Temp has dropped another 5 degrees. House sparrows still freaking out.