The video at the bottom of the post looks at historical cloud cover trends for April 8th and some sources for cloud forecast data.
LINKS:
-NASA eclipse site: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/
-Eclipse map: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5123/
-National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov
-Tropical Tidbits: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com
GEAR
-Solar Filter for DSLR: https://amzn.to/3PIlLnD
-Eclipse Glasses: https://amzn.to/49ic0DH
-Solar Binoculars: https://amzn.to/43zHkMZ (these are awesome!)
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Here is a map of the total eclipse track across the US. Go here for higher-resolution versions: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5123/
This plot shows the average cloud cover since 1995 for April 8th, with gray areas indicating clouds are more likely and yellow/red areas indicating clear conditions are more likely.
Watch the full video below: