2024 Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024 for a large portion of Northern Maine with a partial eclipse for the remainder of the state. Weather forecast information for the next 7 days can be found by clicking on the map above. This will include weather for the eclipse period once we are within 7 days of the event. Climatology for many locations can be found in the tables below.

WFO Caribou will also be offering a limited number of tours of the forecast office on Saturday April 6th, and Sunday April 7th. Tours are limited to 25 people, first come, first served. Links to sign up are below. Please do not sign up for more than one tour.

Tour 1: April 6th, 10 a.m.	Tour is full
Tour 2: April 6th, 2 p.m.	Tour is full
Tour 3: April 7th, 10 a.m.	Tour is full
Tour 4: April 7th, 2 p.m.	Tour is full

Forecast Sky Cover

This graphic shows the forecast for the percentage of the sky covered in clouds at any given location.

April 8 Temperature/Precipitation Climatology for Caribou & Bangor

City	Normal High Temperature	Record High Temperature	Record Cold High Temperature	Normal Low Temperature	Record Warm Low Temperature	Record Low Temperature
Caribou	44°F	64°F in 2021	23°F in 1982	26°F	41°F in 2021	2°F in 1943
Bangor	50°F	74°F in 1929	26°F in 1982	30°F	47°F in 2010	16°F in 1982

City	Record Precipitation	Record Snowfall	Normal Precipitation	Normal Snowfall	Record Snow Depth
Caribou	0.62" in 2022	6.2" in 2012	0.10"	0.4"	42" in 1982
Bangor	1.44" in 2022	4.0" in 1989	0.12"	0.2"	14" in 1982

April 8 Temperature/Precipitation Climatology for Selected Cities

City	Normal High Temp	Normal Low Temp	Record High Temp	Record Low Temp	Record Max Rainfall
Frenchville (1996-2023)	42°F	26°F	61°F in 2021	7°F in 2003	0.31" in 2014*
Fort Kent (1893-2023)	42°F	21°F	61°F in 2021	-5°F in 1943	0.74" in 1933
Houlton (1948-2023)	45°F	25°F	70°F in 1981	-5°F in 1972	0.71" in 1964
Patten (1992-2017)	44°F	25°F	62°F in 1993	13°F in 2015	1.32" in 1994
Millinocket (1903-2023)	47°F	27°F	65°F in 2021	10°F in 1995	1.69" in 1914
Greenville (1920-2023)	42°F	26°F	64°F in 2021	8°F in 1944	0.98" in 1924
Dover-Foxcroft (1973-2023)	47°F	25°F	68°F in 2010	12°F in 1982	0.91" in 2016
Corinna (1947-2023)	50°F	28°F	73°F in 2010	9°F in 2003	0.93" in 2016
Grand Lake Stream (1961-2023)	47°F	29°F	63°F in 2010	8°F in 2003	1.37" in 1982
Baileyville/Woodland (1917-2023)	48°F	33°F	69°F in 1922	15°F in 2003	1.70" in 2016

Climatological Cloud Cover Maps (1979-2022)


Cloud Cover Climo for 1PM to 5PM EDT Apr 8	Minimal Cloud Cover Climo for 1PM to 5PM EDT Apr 8 (Date on Image is Incorrect)

Zoomed in Version of Cloud Cover Climatology	Cloud Cover Climatology, but Only for El Niño Years

Historic Cloud Cover for April 8 (2000-2023)

CIMSS / UW-Madison has a loop of sky cover at around 3 PM EDT (2PM EST) for the years 1979-2003: .gif format .mp4 format

Timing Tables for April 8, 2024 Eclipse

Below is timing information for selected Maine cities for the April 8, 2024 Total Eclipse. Timings are approximate and in Eastern Daylight Time. Calculate information for any city by visiting the US Naval Observatory site.

City	Eclipse Begins	Totality Begins	Totality Peak	Totality End	Eclipse End	Totality Duration
Caribou	2:22 PM	3:32 PM	3:33 PM	3:34 PM	4:40 PM	2min 8.7sec
Presque Isle	2:22 PM	3:32 PM	3:33 PM	3:35 PM	4:34 PM	2min 49.5sec
Monticello	2:22 PM	3:31 PM	3:33 PM	3:35 PM	4:40 PM	3min 23.3sec
Houlton	2:22 PM	3:32 PM	3:33 PM	3:35 PM	4:41 PM	3min 20.1sec
Patten	2:21 PM	3:31 PM	3:33 PM	3:34 PM	4:40 PM	3min 20.8sec
Clayton Lake	2:20 PM	3:31 PM	3:32 PM	3:32 PM	4:39 PM	1min 30.6sec
Greenville	2:19 PM	3:30 PM	3:31 PM	3:33 PM	4:39 PM	3min 4.8sec
Millinocket	2:20 PM	3:31 PM	3:32 PM	3:34 PM	4:40 PM	2min 59sec
Lincoln	2:21 PM	3:32 PM	3:33 PM	3:34 PM	4:40 PM	1min 27.6sec
Danforth	2:22 PM	3:32 PM	3:33 PM	3:34 PM	4:41 PM	2min 16.5sec

Global View of Eclipse

Links

University of Maine

US Naval Observatory

NASA

511 New England Road Conditions (traffic map and cameras from Maine Department of Transportation)