Many of you will travel to the perfect location or scout out a special spot to see the total solar eclipse on Monday.

While the path of totality is easy to predict, there is another factor that could dampen the celestial experience.

Our Kristi Dalton shed some light on the solar showdown.

We have a spectacular celestial event, but a lot of this is going to depend on the weather.

With us now, we have John Gordon from the National Weather Service in Louisville.

John, we don't want this weather to mess up this for us.

Right.

What are the odds?

What are we looking at?

What do we need?

Well, probability is 66% of a cloudy day if you go back the last ten years, However.

You know, we're still watching some systems.

I'm hoping even if it could be cloudy that day and we're clear in the afternoon, it still might work out.

Don't cancel your plans.

Right.

Okay.

And you were just saying to me just a few minutes ago that you can be I mean, in Louisville is 99% some areas there may be really close.

But if you can get to that path of totality, it's going to make a difference.

Oh, my gosh, folks, in 2017, we're very disappointed even in Louisville, that I thought, I'm in 98%, I'm good to go.

And they didn't see very much at all.

Go north.

Go north, Go north.

So in that path of totality, what is suspect tacular?

What are some things that may happen?

If it's if it's nice weather or even if it's cloudy, that may take us by surprise.

Yeah, I was really surprised.

In 2017, the medicine at the Kentucky medicine that took all these weather equipment all up and down the track and they found out that the average temperature in the middle of the afternoon in August, a hot day with high sun angle, went about in about 9 to 10 degrees in a span of 15 minutes.

A drop that.

Significantly affected the dew point, affected the temperature.

It was pretty weird.

That is.

Bizarre.

And I think if if we are sunny that day, which I want it to be right or sunny, you will see a temperature drop.

Guarantee it if you're in the totality.

Okay.

And now in Kentucky, that totality is Paducah, Henderson and there near Wickliffe.

So just skimming the western portion.

So if a lot of people are heading over to West or could I get or traveling to this path of totality might be a little bit of a headache trying to get back.

Home, right?

Oh, traffic's a nightmare.

Folks, I'm telling you, have a plan.

My advice is to leave immediately after or have a picnic.

Stay with some friends, go out to dinner, get some food, prepare, have a cup of patience, as they say.

I guess that's right.

That's easier said than done.

Sometimes own and also to be safe during the eclipse to protect our eyes.

There are a few different ways to watch the eclipse.

What are those?

Those?

They've got glasses they're handing out all over the place.

Gifts.

Pair those glasses.

They're really cheap.

You can get them on the Internet, Amazon, whatever.

Or you can find them and make.

Sure they're certified.

So they're certified.

Don't buy it from, you know, Bubba's.

But anyway, that will really help it.

And it's an amazing site.

It's truly one of the best things that you will ever see in your life.

It's worth taking time.

It's a bucket list item.

Yeah.

So let's get some sunny skies and enjoy a great eclipse.

Because it may be a while till we get another chance, right?

That's right.

They don't happen that often.

They don't.

And they may happen, but it may be in Antarctica or China or Africa.

This is as close as you can get.

Go, folks.

It's worth the time.

Okay.

We will take that advice.

Thank you so.

Much.

Thanks, Kristie.