By OLIVIA BERGMEIER
Salina Post
Only portions of Kansas will see the ring of fire eclipse tomorrow morning, with cloud cover predicted for most of the state's northeast corner.
Wichita National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Kleinsasser said from Goodland to Wichita, much of the state will only see cloud cover on Saturday morning.
"We have clouds coming in this morning — they'll be around all day," Kleinsasser said. "They might clear up for a bit tonight, but then those clouds come back, and it looks like tomorrow morning, they will be hanging around a good part of the day."
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According to NASA's 2023 Eclipse Explorer, Kansans may see anywhere from most of the annular eclipse to about 60% to 65% of the stellar event.
With weather permitting, residents would see the eclipse beginning in Kansas around 10:30 a.m., hitting its maximum at 11:45 a.m. and ending by 1:16 p.m.
Kleinsasser said portions of the southwest part of Kansas have a good chance to see the eclipse Saturday, though, with models predicting little-to-no cloud coverage for towns like Dodge City and Liberal.
"Southwest half, especially as you get to Western and southwest Kansas, it looks like skies should be mostly sunny," Kleinsasser said.
For the rest of the weekend, Sunday's predicted weather will be in the 60s and sunny.