BALTIMORE — We are a few days away from the partial solar eclipse here in Maryland. The forecast is becoming more clear.
Monday April 8th is the date to mark. The solar eclipse will start at 2:05 pm and end at 4:33 pm. We won't see totality, but we will get up to 89% at peak around 3:21 pm. It is important to know that you will need eclipse glasses if you want to see the eclipse. It will never be safe to look at the eclipse in Maryland without protective glasses.
Skies look pretty good here. Forecast model runs keep a few clouds around. As long as we are not overcast or see any rain we should be get plenty of chances to see the eclipse.