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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)
 

Map shows low cloud cover at west Texas with increasing cloud cover toward the northeast, with Maine in the 70 to 80 percent cover Map shows Maine having a 2 to 10 percent chance of minimal sky cover
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)
Cloud Climo Zoomed. Maine is mainly in the 70 to 80 percent cover range. Cloud Cover Climo - El Nino Years. Much of Maine in the 60 to 70 percent cover range with 70 to 80 percent in North Woods
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)