Many of you are finalizing your plans for where to watch the total solar eclipse Monday. Here's what you need to know about totality in our area: 

The path of totality sweeps from Texas to Maine this time, coming through our northern and western communities. Places listed as 100% below are in totality; anything less than 100% is not enough. Even though Louisville will see 99% of the sun blocked, you will not experience totality. Watch for a future post showing the differences in what you will see between Louisville and totality. 

For comparison the 2017 total solar eclipse that was also nearby blocked about 96% of the sun in Louisville. The view you get this time around will be very similar to that if you stay in Louisville (or any other community that will experience less than 100%). 

All communities in totality are not equal, though. The closer you are to the center line of the eclipse (the blue line in the maps below), the longer totality will last. 

The times listed in the map above and below are how long totality will last (in minutes and seconds) in these spots. Scottsburg will be in totality for just over one minute, while Bloomington will experience it for over four minutes. 

We are keeping a close eye on clouds for our forecast. At this time we are expecting broken clouds in the higher levels of the atmosphere. These are the thinner, whispy clouds made mostly of ice that are easier to see through. The lower, puffy clouds should clear out through the morning as the air dries out after Sunday's rain. 

We will continue to update you as the cloud forecast changes over the next few days, and it will change. Clouds are one of the hardest things to forecast, so please keep checking in for updates if your plans depend on cloud cover.