Countdown to Friday's partial solar eclipse
On Friday morning, a partial solar eclipse will be visible across our region for the first time since August 1999.
Back then I was filming with Look North in Scarborough.
Conditions were perfect, with hardly a cloud in the sky shortly after sunrise, and the view from the sea front was spectacular.
This time, however, there’s likely to be a lot of cloud in many areas.
That said, there may be scope for cloud breaks especially in eastern areas to the lee of high ground.
The time for maximum coverage of the sun by the moon is 9.33am, with up to 90% of the sun obscured.
I’ll be returning to Scarborough for Look North hoping to see one of nature’s rare and spectacular shows, with a preview on Thursday evening’s program.
