LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on weather in Las Vegas affecting the view of the solar eclipse (all times local):
1:15 p.m.
Rain and overcast skies obscured views of the partial solar eclipse in the Las Vegas area, but people who gathered for Reno-area viewing parties got a good look at a the moon passing in front of the sun.
Stormy weather brought light rain and thunderstorms to southern Nevada on Monday, and didn’t clear until after the rare celestial event had occurred.
The National Weather Service had predicted the clearest skies in Nevada would probably be in the northeast part of the state, including Elko.
Isolated thunderstorms also were forecast across the center of the state, from Tonopah to Ely.
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9:05 a.m.
Overcast skies are bringing occasional rain and obscuring views of the partial eclipse of the sun from the Las Vegas area, while hazy skies are forecast in the Reno area.
National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce said Monday that the clearest skies in Nevada will probably be in the northeast part of the state, including Elko.
Pierce says the Las Vegas area averages 330 sunny days a year, but is just unlucky this time.
He says stormy weather including light rain and occasional thunderstorms is expected to remain in southern Nevada throughout the day.
Isolated thunderstorms are also forecast across the center of the state, from Tonopah to Ely.
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