The Eclipse May See a Lot of Clouds ⛅️

And a severe weather risk is coming in on Thursday. Here are the details.

We are now entering the cool season as a big trough will swing across the middle of the country with only a compact severe weather risk area in tow on Thursday. On either side of this, we’re looking cool and dry for the most part in the middle of the country. Also, stay tuned for an early look at the Eclipse sky forecast for Saturday.

If this kind of trough happened in April or May, we’d be screaming about a possible tornado outbreak — but this time of year you need a lot more to go right for that to happen. There are several things that don’t seem to sync up: moisture and instability, shear, and lift all seem to be somewhat offset for this system.