Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Solar eclipse UK 2015: Where's the best place to see the eclipse today?

The partial solar eclipse will be visible to Britons around 11am tomorrow morning

Rose Troup Buchanan
Thursday 19 March 2015 14:10 GMT
Comments

Many Britons may not enjoy the partial solar eclipse tomorrow as cloudy conditions cover the United Kingdom.

Those in central England will have best chance of seeing the partial eclipse, the Met Office has predicted, with cloud across much of the rest of the UK.

Still, the Met Office is predicting that the south-east corner will be wrapped under low cloud with only a small chance of it breaking for the 10 minutes that it will be possible to see the partial eclipse.

A cold weather front, pushing in across the north of the country, and combined with “extensive cloud cover” mean that Scottish residents may not be lucky enough to see the eclipse.

Wales and most of Ireland are also predicted to be under heavy skies, obscuring the partial eclipse.

Residents in central England, where the skies should be cleared, were warned not to be concerned if most and fog formed overnight. “Don’t think ‘Oh my God’ and panic – most of those patches should burn off by the time of the eclipse.”

They continued: “The other thing to mention is that even at this time of year the sun is still quite low in the sky, and although you may have a clear sky the sun may be obscured from cloud hanging elsewhere in another area.”

“It’s always worth getting outside and having a quick look - you never know you might be lucky there might be a break develop.

“It’s only for ten minutes so it is definitely worth having a go and even if there is a bit of cloud coverage predicted.”

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in