April 8 Eclipse

April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse will occur in south central Texas on April 8, 2024. Totality will begin near the Rio Grande at approximately 1:27pm and only a few minutes later for the rest of south-central Texas. Totality will last almost 4.5 minutes near the center of the path, but only a minute or less near it’s edge.

You can damage your eyes if you try to view the eclipse without proper eye protection:

Be Prepared for the Weather:

April in south central Texas is in the middle of our primary severe weather season. Storms producing frequent lightning, large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flooding can all occur here during that time period, and in fact several instances of hail up to 2" in diameter were reported in the region on April 8, 1986.

If you're planning to visit the area, or to camp for the weekend, it's important to be prepared for this potential. Consider bringing a battery powered NOAA weather radio to receive warnings if cell networks are slow. Know where your nearest safe shelter is. Familiarize yourself with where the low water crossings in the area are in case of flooding, as you should NEVER drive through flooded roadways.

Local climatology:

City	Normal High	Record High	Normal Low	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Austin	79	95	57	34	2.65"
San Antonio	79	98	57	35	1.53"
Del Rio	86	102	61	38	0.86"
Eagle Pass	83	103	56	37	1.40"
Burnet	76	95	51	30	1.60"
Llano	79	99	51	26	1.37"
Fredericksburg	77	99	51	32	1.18"

Fun fact: Under cloud-free conditions, the obscuration of the sun can lead to a temperature drop of about 4 to 8 degrees, with the coolest temperatures lagging about 5 to 10 minutes after totality. Here's how that looked in the Paducah, KY NWS service area during the 2017 total solar eclipse.

Eclipse timing (Find down-to-the second information for your location here)

City	Partial Begins	Maximum Totality	Totality Duration	Partial ends
Austin	12:17pm	1:37pm	1 minute 57 seconds (less on SE side)	2:58pm
San Antonio	12:14pm	N/A	N/A (brief totality on NW side)	2:56pm
Del Rio	12:11pm	1:30pm	3 minutes 27 seconds	2:51pm
Eagle Pass	12:10pm	1:30pm	4 minutes 26 seconds	2:51pm
Burnet	12:17pm	1:37pm	4 minutes 24 seconds	2:58pm
Llano	12:17pm	1:36pm	4 minutes 24 seconds	2:57pm
Fredericksburg	12:15pm	1:35pm	4 minutes 26 seconds	2:56pm

More info and resource links:

Follow our social media pages for frequent weather updates in the week leading up to the eclipse! And as always, keep a close eye on the forecast for your location at weather.gov/[your zip code here].

Hourly Forecast Information (Select your location on the map beginning April 2)

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For roadway status information during eclipse weekend, please visit DriveTexas

For more on the eclipse itself, visit NASA's eclipse webpage

For more information on how and where to view safely, and in some cases where to find eclipse glasses in your area, please visit the following webpages from some of the counties and cities across our region:

Bexar County

Travis County and Parks Department

Williamson County and City of Georgetown

Eagle Pass

Del Rio

Texas State Parks

Hill Country Alliance

Fredericksburg and (Visit Fredericksburg site)

Hays County

Burnet County

Uvalde County

Bandera County