Clouds will likely obscure a partial solar eclipse over northwest Arkansas and the River Valley on Saturday morning, October 14, 2023. Watch the weather forecast in the video player above. Models under development show that there may be cloud cover over the NWA and most of the Fort Smith area at that time. Razorbacks fans attending Saturday’s game at Alabama will be under the eclipse when the game kicks off in Tuscaloosa at 11 a.m. The eclipse is called an annular eclipse. It’s similar to a total solar eclipse, but the moon will be too far from Earth to completely block the sun. This will create a “ring of fire” or large halo surrounding the dark moon. Fort Smith was considered about 60 percent. “What we will see is a nibble of the sun covering and blocking out the majority of the sun,” said Dave Alford, of the Blue Moon Observatory in Leflore County, Oklahoma. “But it wouldn’t make a difference in the amount of brightness because even a small portion of the sun would illuminate the Earth as it would on any day.” People in northwest Arkansas and the River Valley will be able to see the partial eclipse from about 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and it will peak at 11:53 a.m. with a maximum of 69% in Fort Smith and a maximum of about 67% in Fayetteville. Where can you get glasses? Remember to never look directly at the sun. You can safely view the eclipse live by wearing ISO 12312-2 compliant solar eclipse glasses. Arkansas distributed these glasses to every library in the state. However, you should contact your local library in advance for availability. Follow this link for a guide to Arkansas libraries. The Fort Smith Library will not be distributing eclipse glasses for Saturday, but will do so for the 2024 eclipse. Total eclipse 2024 Next year’s total eclipse will be the largest in Arkansas. The tourism department expects 1.5 million tourists will come to the state to view the eclipse on April 8, 2024. Thousands of people visited Arkansas in 2017 to view a partial solar eclipse. In 2024, the eclipse will be nearly twice as long, its width and path will nearly double in size, and the moon will completely block the sun in some parts of Arkansas.
A partial solar eclipse will likely be obscured by clouds over northwest Arkansas and the River Valley on Saturday morning, October 14, 2023. Watch the weather forecast in the video player above.
Models under development show the possibility of cloud cover over the NWA and most of the Fort Smith area at that time.
Razorbacks fans attending Saturday’s game at Alabama will be under the eclipse when the game kicks off in Tuscaloosa at 11 a.m.
The eclipse is called an annular eclipse. It’s similar to a total solar eclipse, but the moon will be too far from Earth to completely block the sun.
This will create a “ring of fire” or large halo surrounding the dark moon.
“Fort Smith was considered about 60 percent, so what we’re going to see is a bite of the sun covering and blocking out the majority of the sun,” said Dave Alford, of the Blue Moon Observatory in Leflore County, Oklahoma. “But it wouldn’t make a difference in the amount of brightness because even a small portion of the sun would illuminate the Earth as it would on any day.”
People in northwest Arkansas and the River Valley will be able to see the partial eclipse from about 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and it will peak at 11:53 a.m. with a maximum of 69% in Fort Smith and a maximum of about 67% in Fayetteville.
Where to get glasses
Remember that never Look directly at the sun. You can safely watch the eclipse directly by wearing it Solar eclipse glasses compliant with ISO 12312-2.
Arkansas distributed these glasses to every library in the state. However, you should contact your local library in advance for availability. Follow this link for a guide to Arkansas libraries.
The Fort Smith Library will not be distributing eclipse glasses on Saturday, but will be distributing them for the 2024 eclipse.
2024 total eclipse
Next year’s total eclipse will be larger in Arkansas.
The Tourism Department expects 1.5 million tourists to come to the state to attend the eclipse on April 8, 2024.
Thousands of people visited Arkansas in 2017 to see a partial solar eclipse. In 2024, the eclipse will be nearly twice as long, its width and path will nearly double in size, and the moon will completely block the sun in some parts of Arkansas.
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