TYPICAL!

[Stargazer33]

After weeks of clear skies ... This!

[Gina]

Started raining here with total cloud coverage.    Garden needs the rain though but nature's timing is amazing!!!

[johninderby]

Local forecast is partly cloudy this evening. Been sunny all aft though but more cloudy now. 

 

[Dinglem]

Same here ?

[Ludd]

Nervously awaiting change in weather down in East Kent. 

[Stu]

Cloudy here

 

[Ludd]

Hmm, clouds building and lightning map shows strikes in West Kent already. 

[Ruud]

I may have a chance to see something, but it won't be dark when the totally eclipsed Moon rises and I half expect that I won't see much at all. Maybe if I were farther east I'd get a better view?

Most members here are to the west of me, so really, if you have clouds they may just save you from a disappointment?

I will try, of course, but by the time the Moon is 10° above the horizon totality ends for me at 4°29' East. (I think I'd need to be 10° farther East for a good experience).

Anyway, the sky os clear and the temperature is high.

[Stargazer33]

I wonder if there are any bookies that would take a bet on it being cloudy during the next big astronomical event?

[Knighty2112]

Not holding my breath for any clear skies tonight for the eclipse, but I’ll keep an eye out just in case! 

[Ruud]

 

[Knighty2112]

3 minutes ago, Ruud said:

 

A good back up plan! Thanks!

Just starting to get dark clouds, with distant flashes of lightening starting up here, so probably need this later on. 

[PaulB]

Come on guy's did you honestly expect a clear window this evening.

Humid and cloudy here in Cheshire. A trip down the pub later, I think.

[david_taurus83]

What to do? Glimpses through the cloud is better than no glimpse at all, surely? Would be my luck to set up and it bucket down!

[Cornelius Varley]

No chance here. The sky is black, a constant rumble of thunder, a torrential downpour and, just for a bit of variety, hail. 

[Cornelius Varley]

And the internet keeps dropping out.

[david_taurus83]

Nope, not going to chance it!

[Gina]

Doubt there's any chance here either.  Thick cloud.

[johninderby]

Sky is clearing from the south but sure that’s just temporary.  ?

 

[geordie85]

Even with the forecast I'm still busy packing the car in hopes of a few glimpses. 

[trynda1701]

Central Scotland cloudy, looking like rain by moonrise, continued thru rest of night. Will keep checking between 10pm and 11pm, as I glimpsed the Moon thru clouds at about 1am last night, but not holding my breath.

[carastro]

I must say the thunder, lighting and torrential rain here today (West Kent SE London) was most welcome after all the heat we have had for weeks and lack of rain.   It is still cloudy but in any case is it going to be dark enough to see it while it is still total eclipse anyway?

Carole 

[Stu]

I'm giving it a go but don't rate my chances

[Davey-T]

8 minutes ago, Stu said:

I'm giving it a go but don't rate my chances

Looks better than here.

Dave

[Gina]

And here!