UPDATED: 10:00 a.m., Fri. Oct. 13 ... Communities between Albany and Klamath Falls will be in the direct line of the annular solar eclipse on Saturday. But, significant cloudiness throughout the region will make it hard to find a good place to watch it.
According to the National Weather Service Medford office, a cloudy weather pattern will still be breaking up when the eclipse occurs between 9:15 and 9:24 a.m. on Saturday morning.
“If we wanna see it we’ll want the higher level clouds," said NWS Meteorologist Tim Daldrup. "Those tend to be the more feathery cirrus clouds that can still be seen through. They might obstruct the eclipse but you can still see it.”
Significant clouds are expected on the coast. The cloud cover is expected to be lighter the farther southeast one can be. The path of the eclipse will span the Oregon-California border from roughly Klamath Falls to the borders of Oregon, Idaho and Nevada.
"It does look pretty certain that there will be cloud cover," said Daldrup. "But we're keeping an eye on any possibility for little breaks in it or any lesser cloud cover where the eclipse can still be viewed."