CLEVELAND — We’re less than two months away from the total eclipse that’s happening on April 8. Freddie Zeigler with the National Weather Service explained what the weather could be like that day.

What You Need To Know

  • April's weather is usually unpredictable 

  • Despite the weather, if you are in the path of totality you should still be able to see the total eclipse 

  • Great Lakes Science Center is still preparing for rain or shine 

“Variability, variability, variability. That’s the key word for April,” he said.

He reminded people that the weather in the spring, especially in Ohio, is inconsistent. He said that last year on April 8 it was sunny, but that’s not a typical April day usually.

“Historically, we’ve been cloudy,” he said.

The weather inconsistency for the month of April has caused some people to be concerned if they will even be able to see the total eclipse. 

“It could be a lot of mixture of things. There could be snow on the ground, there could be, there could be thunderstorms, so we just have to be prepared,” he said.

The Great Lakes Science Center is making sure it's prepared. The center has plans to host a three-day-long “Total Eclipse Fest.” Kirsten Ellenbogen, the CEO and President of the Great Lakes Science Center, explained the plan if weather does not cooperate.

“We’ve got so much space and so many plans in place in case it rains, in case of bad weather and let me tell you we’ve got 165,000-square-foot building here, so we will make it work,” she said.

Ellenbogen said that for people in the path of totality, they will be able to see the total eclipse despite that day’s weather.

“Rain, shine, snow, no matter what you are going to experience what it’s like to be in the shadow of the moon and it doesn’t matter if there’s even complete cloud cover around you, you are still going to experience an unbelievable darkness descend around you,” she said.