Coming up on April 8th the moon will cast a shadow on the Earth creating a total solar eclipse.
Tourism officials and other groups in the Finger Lakes are expecting crowds to gather for the event.
What’s the chance for good weather that day? Not good, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. They have analyzed the weather on April 8th for the years 1996 to 2023 and Upstate New York has been always been cloudy.
The Rochester Greater International Airport had just a 1% chance of clear skies during the last 27-years.
Percent of Years with Clear Skies on April 8th
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