Only 3 states are forecast to be rain-free on Saturday, July 4, with the most of the US under thunderstorms and potential flash flooding in the upper Midwest, as clouds may obscure the view of the full moon and lunar eclipse.
If you are in arthritis suffer, and feel that knee arthritis pain kicking in, your internal weather barometer is wrong – it’s going to be a soggy, wet 3-day weekend foremost of the US beginning today.
For everyone, almost your plans for an outdoor barbecue on July 4 could be all wet. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), thunderstorms will be prevalent throughout the country on Saturday.
Only three states, California, Nevada and Illinois, are forecast to be rain-free.
There will be widespread thunderstorms across the central Plains, upper Midwest, throughout the South, into the lower Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. The Northeast will see rain. In the Northwest, rain his forecast over portions of Seattle and Washington. Thunderstorms will be present over the northern Rockies, extending into the Southwest effect in parts of Arizona, all of New Mexico and portions of Texas.
There will be a penumbral eclipse beginning around 11:07 PM Saturday night and reach its maximum by 12:29 AM Sunday.
A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the faint outer edge of Earth’s shadow (called the penumbra), which causes part of the Moon to appear subtly and slightly darker than usual. However, the effect can sometimes be so minimal, it can be difficult to perceive, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
The full moon arrives in North America on Sunday morning, July 5, 2020 at 12:44 AM EDT, according to NASA.
There will also be a partial penumbral eclipse of the moon that will be visible from most of North America.
The Full Buck Moon will rise after sunset on the evening of Saturday, July 4, and reaches its peak illumination at 12:44 AM EDT on Sunday, July 5.
About the buck or thunder moon
The name “full buck moon” is derived from native American moon names and folklore. The Algonquin people gave July’s full moon this name because it marked the time when a buck’s antlers were in full growth mode. Additionally, some tribes called it the Thunder Moon, due to the frequency of thunderstorms during July, The Old Farmer’s Almanac reports.
