New Orleans will have trouble viewing the total lunar eclipse tonight
Abundant cloud cover could cause poor viewing conditions
IT. BUT YEAH, I THINK I WOULD BE PRETTY FREAKED OUT IF I SAW THAT ON MY RING CAMERA. ISN’T IT A LITTLE BIT TOO EARLY FOR HALLOWEEN? ARE TOO LATE? I THINK WE’RE LIKE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. YOU’RE JUST TRYING. TRYING TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE THERE. I GUESS THAT’S TRUE. IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT LOOK AT IT. BUT YEAH, VERY FREAKY. YEAH. SOMETHING ELSE IS REALLY KIND OF SCARY. THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND WE ARE NOT LIKING WHAT WE’RE SEEING AT THIS POINT. I KNOW IT’S LOOKING INCREASINGLY LIKELY, RANDY, THAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE SEVERE WEATHER AROUND HERE. SO THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR. DON’T BE SCARED. JUST PREPARE FOR IT. YOU KNOW? SO THAT’S THE SIMPLEST TERMS THAT WE CAN SAY HERE, RIGHT NOW FOR YOU AT WDSU. FIRST WARNING WEATHER, WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. BUT RIGHT NOW, ENJOY THE NICE WEATHER. THINGS ARE QUIET. BIGGER PICTURE RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING THAT WE ARE JUST LOOKING AT SOME CLOUDS HERE, MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, DRIVING IN THOSE WARMER TEMPERATURES HERE AS WELL. I DO WANT TO TAKE YOU INTO THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. HERE’S WHAT’S COMING. WE’RE WATCHING A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS. THIS FIRST ONE THAT YOU SEE THIS BIG DIP THAT’S CALLED A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE THAT’S GOING TO MOVE ITS WAY TOWARDS THE EAST. AND WE’RE GOING TO START TO TAP INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HERE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. THE SECOND PART, SATURDAY’S EVENT IS KIND OF BACK TO THE WEST HERE A LITTLE BIT. AND THAT’S GOING TO MOVE IN HERE LATER TO GIVE US OBVIOUSLY, THE BIG WEATHER EVENT AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT HERE IN A SECOND. BUT RIGHT NOW JUST SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS HERE CURRENTLY ON THE VISIBLE LOOP. BEAUTIFUL TEMPERATURES HERE AS WELL. RIGHT NOW MID TO UPPER 70S. SOME LOCATIONS GETTING CLOSE TO THAT 80 DEGREE MARK. AND WE’RE SEEING THAT SOUTHWESTERLY WIND AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. A PARTLY CLOUDY ONE WARM TWO HIGHS AROUND 82 DEGREES WITH THAT. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND TEN MILES AN HOUR. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THOSE HIGHS NEAR 80 FOR MANY LOCATIONS TODAY IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IS 72. SO WE’RE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE WHERE WE SHOULD BE. SO ENJOY IT HERE TODAY. TONIGHT WE GOT THE INCREASING CLOUDS COMING IN. THE TEMPERATURES ARE PRETTY MILD INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AT AROUND FIVE MILES AN HOUR. SO LET’S TAKE YOU INTO TONIGHT BECAUSE THAT IS WHEN YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THOSE INCREASING CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THOSE CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING AS WELL. SO AS THAT FIRST SYSTEM COMES IN FROM THE WEST, WE START TO TAP INTO THAT SYSTEMS ENERGY HERE A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO MORE SO TOMORROW EVENING AND TOMORROW NIGHT, SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAYBE A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS HERE ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL, WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH. SOME OF THEM MAYBE EVEN TURNING STRONG TO SEVERE. THERE’S ACTUALLY A MARGINAL ONE LEVEL THREAT HERE FOR SOME OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS TURNING STRONG TO SEVERE FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. BUT THEN AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY SATURDAY, WE CLEAR OUT. HOWEVER, THAT IS WHEN WE START TO GET INTO THE NEXT SYSTEM HERE. COMING IN ROUND TWO, IF YOU WILL, AND THERE IS A LEVEL FOUR MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND ALL OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS DOES INCLUDE NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, METRO HERE AS WELL. AND THAT MEANS THAT NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. AND RIGHT NOW WE’RE THINKING THAT THE MAIN THREATS ARE GOING TO BE DAMAGING WINDS, LARGE HAIL, TORNADOES, CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY HERE TO THE FLOODING RISK, HOWEVER, IS LOOKING LOW. BUT THESE ARE THE MAIN THREATS. AND SOME OF THESE MAY EVEN HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH RISK HERE. SO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’LL WATCH HERE CLOSELY FOR AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY. IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF THAT BIG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HERE COMING IN, COMING THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BOUNDARY AS WELL WITH THAT SYSTEM COMING IN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHERE YOU SEE THOSE DARK GREENS. SO SHOWERS, HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS HERE COMING IN. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING BEGINS TO SETTLE DOWN MORE. SO AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY MORNING. SO THIS REALLY LOOKS TO ME MORE OF LIKE A SATURDAY AFTERNOON SLASH SATURDAY EVENING EVENT HERE. WITH THIS SYSTEM COMING IN. BUT LIKE I SAID THOUGH, AFTER AFTER SATURDAY THINGS ARE LOOKING MUCH BETTER. YOU’LL SEE ON THE WDSU FIRST WARNING, A SEVEN DAY FORECAST. WE TURN MOSTLY SUNNY ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH OF 72. LOOKING GORGEOUS AND BREEZY. MONDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, 72 AS WELL. AND THEN WE START TO WARM UP A LITTLE BIT BAC
New Orleans will have trouble viewing the total lunar eclipse tonight
Abundant cloud cover could cause poor viewing conditions
Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Mar 13, 2025
A total lunar eclipse will occur in Earth’s Western Hemisphere on the night of March 13 and early morning of March 14.However, clouds are likely to increase during the start of the eclipse and will continue through the night.In addition to the clover cover, fog is likely to develop overnight too, possibly reducing surface visibility to less than 1mi.This is likely to cause poor viewing conditions for the duration of the eclipse.Here is the timing and what to expect when observing the eclipse.Penumbral eclipse begins at 10:57pm. This is when the Moon enters the Earth’s penumbra, the outer part of the shadow. The Moon begins to dim, but the effect is quite subtle.Partial eclipse begins at 12:09am. This is when the Moon begins to enter Earth’s umbra and the partial eclipse begins. To the naked eye, as the Moon moves into the umbra, it looks like a bite is being taken out of the lunar disk. The part of the Moon inside the umbra appears very dark.Totality begins at 1:26am. This is when entire Moon is now in the Earth’s umbra. The Moon is tinted a coppery red. Try binoculars or a telescope for a better view. If you want to take a photo, use a camera on a tripod with exposures of at least several seconds.Totality ends at 2:31am. This is when the Moon exits Earth’s umbra, the red color fades. It looks as if a bite is being taken out of the opposite side of the lunar disk from before.Partial eclipse ends at 3:47am. This is when the whole Moon is in Earth’s penumbra, but again, the dimming is subtle.Penumbral eclipse ends at 5:00am. This is when the eclipse is over.
A total lunar eclipse will occur in Earth’s Western Hemisphere on the night of March 13 and early morning of March 14.
However, clouds are likely to increase during the start of the eclipse and will continue through the night.
In addition to the clover cover, fog is likely to develop overnight too, possibly reducing surface visibility to less than 1mi.
This is likely to cause poor viewing conditions for the duration of the eclipse.
Here is the timing and what to expect when observing the eclipse.
Penumbral eclipse begins at 10:57pm. This is when the Moon enters the Earth’s penumbra, the outer part of the shadow. The Moon begins to dim, but the effect is quite subtle.
Partial eclipse begins at 12:09am. This is when the Moon begins to enter Earth’s umbra and the partial eclipse begins. To the naked eye, as the Moon moves into the umbra, it looks like a bite is being taken out of the lunar disk. The part of the Moon inside the umbra appears very dark.
Totality begins at 1:26am. This is when entire Moon is now in the Earth’s umbra. The Moon is tinted a coppery red. Try binoculars or a telescope for a better view. If you want to take a photo, use a camera on a tripod with exposures of at least several seconds.
Totality ends at 2:31am. This is when the Moon exits Earth’s umbra, the red color fades. It looks as if a bite is being taken out of the opposite side of the lunar disk from before.
Partial eclipse ends at 3:47am. This is when the whole Moon is in Earth’s penumbra, but again, the dimming is subtle.
Penumbral eclipse ends at 5:00am. This is when the eclipse is over.
