Will weather block it in the U.S.?

Key Points:

• A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across North and South America from late Thursday night, August 27, into early Friday morning, August 28, with the peak occurring around 12:13 a.m. EDT.
• A heat dome anchored in the Southwest may help keep skies clearer in some areas by suppressing cloud development, improving viewing conditions near its center.
• Weather conditions vary by region: scattered showers and thunderstorms may affect the Northeast and parts of the South and Central Plains, potentially obstructing the eclipse, while the Midwest and Northwest are expected to have better viewing opportunities.
• The eclipse will be fully visible in much of eastern North and South America, while in Europe and Africa the moon will be setting during the event, and in the western U.S. and Canada, the moon will be rising.
• This partial lunar eclipse occurs due to the Earth partially blocking sunlight from reaching the moon, causing the shadow to grow and recede without fully covering the moon.