Live updates: 2024 total solar eclipse
It's here! On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
It's finally here: A total solar eclipse has graced the skies, plunging some communities into darkness.
The eclipse will kick off in Mexico around 2:07 p.m. EDT, before moving into Texas around 2:27 p.m. EDT.
It will end in Maine at 3:35 p.m. EDT.
Want to learn more? Here's everything you need to know for April's spectacular and rare solar eclipse
While not everyone will be in the path of totality, some places may still get a partial view.
Follow along online: We will live stream the eclipse at theweathernetwork.com and on YouTube between 2 p.m. - 4 pm. EDT.
Eclipse 2024: LIVE updates
3:01 p.m. EDT: As we head toward totality, here are some strange things that can happen during an eclipse:
3:00 p.m. EDT: Check out footage of totality from Mexico.
2:40 p.m. EDT: More eclipse photos.
The eclipse as seen in Ancaster Ontario, just before 3 p.m. EDT.
2:30 p.m. EDT: An update from Hamilton, Ontario.
2:10 p.m.: More photos of the eclipse, the strange shadows it casts, and the crowds, pour in.
2:00 p.m.: The Weather Network begins its LIVE eclipse coverage.
Watch it on our website, right at the top of this article, or on YouTube.
1:50 p.m.: Set your eclipse soundtrack!
When the lights go out, we've got your soundtrack covered. Check out The Weather Network's Spotify playlist, specially curated for the eclipse!
1:23 p.m. EDT: Partial eclipse spotted in Mazatlán, Mexico:
1:15 p.m. EDT: Hundreds of couples set to say "I do" minutes before totality.
More than 300 couples plan to participate in Russellville, Arkansas, sealing their vows just as the sky plunges into darkness, at the Elope at the Eclipse celebration.
1:12 p.m. EDT: Partial eclipse begins in southern Texas.
The partial eclipse kicked off in southern Texas near Eagle Pass by Mexico's southern border. The partial eclipse began in Kerrville, Texas at 1:14 p.m. EDT.
12:29 p.m. EDT: People gather in Mazatlán, Mexico.
__12:15p.m. EDT: A look at the crew gatheres in the Old Port of Montreal:
11:30 a.m. EDT: Crowds continue to gather ahead of the eclipse. Pictured below: People set up outside Ohio's Armstrong Air & Space Museum.
10:30 a.m. EDT: Our own Victoria Fenn Alvarado sets up in Niagara Falls to observe the event.
10:00 a.m. EDT: Eclipse-themed music festival cancelled in Texas due to the threat of severe weather.
The 5-day Burnet, Texas festival was cancelled hours ahead of the eclipse due to the threat of severe storm and possible tornadoes.
It was previously scheduled to run until Thursday.
9:30 a.m. EDT: Google posts about its doodle for the day, which honours the eclipse.
9 a.m. EDT: The Weather Network sets up near Montreal for LIVE coverage.
6:30 AM EDT: People start to gather in Niagara Falls, Ontario to observe the event.
WATCH OUR LIVE COVERAGE ON YOUTUBE:
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