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Tents on a farmer's field await the arrival of visitors in Chennai, Oregon to see the total solar eclipse on August 21. The western US state of Oregon, which has only four million residents, is expecting as many as one million eclipse visitors over the next four days. Photo: AFP

Mostly good viewing weather in the US for Monday’s eagerly awaited solar eclipse

Most of the nation should see fairly quiet weather Monday for the Great American Eclipse, the National Weather Service said.

Folks in a narrow swathe of land from Oregon to South Carolina will see the total eclipse, while most of the rest of North America, along with portions of South America, Africa and Europe, will see a partial eclipse.

The cloudiest and potentially rainiest spots should be the Upper Midwest and the Southeast, the weather service predicts.

The cloudy skies in the Upper Midwest will be due to a storm that’s forecast to push through the region, while the view in the Southeast could be marred because of typical afternoon summer thunderstorms.

This image provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday, August 18, 2017 shows a forecast map of cloud cover for the United States for Monday, August 21, 2017, and the path of totality of the solar eclipse that day. Photo: NOAA via AP

Morning low clouds could also fill skies in coastal areas of Washington, Oregon and California, AccuWeather said. But other than those cloudy skies, most of the West should have clear or mostly clear skies for eclipse viewing, especially in eastern Oregon, Idaho and Wyoming. However, smoke and haze wafting from wildfires could take the edge off of viewing conditions there.

Other areas where sunny skies are expected include most of Texas, the Ohio Valley, and portions of the Northeast, AccuWeather said.

Undated images provided by the United States Postal Service shows the Total Solar Eclipse Forever stamp. On Monday, August 21, 2017, more than 110 US Postal Service offices in or near the path of totality of the US solar eclipse are offering special postmarks. Photo: USPS via AP

Elsewhere, hit-or-miss clouds are likely. That includes areas along the Mississippi River in much of Missouri and western Kentucky, where the longest total eclipse occurs.

Temperatures should fall a few degrees as the moon obscures the sun, the weather service said, then rebound after the sun re-emerges.

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