This article predominantly highlights cities with available weather data, but the path of totality expands beyond that scope.

Smaller towns near areas on this list or elsewhere on the path of totality can also be an ideal place to view this rare event. Because this article relies on available weather station data, it does not include all the states that the eclipse's path dots: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. According to NASA, portions of Tennessee and Michigan will also be able to see the total solar eclipse.

Read on to find out where—and when—you should be able to see the total eclipse on April 8.

- Time of peak totality: 1:40 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 4 minutes, 19 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 63.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 49.8% of the time
--- Few clouds 7.7%
--- Partly cloudy 6.2%
--- Mostly cloudy 10.6%
--- Overcast 25.8%

- Time of peak totality: 3:15 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 49 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 38.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 12.1% of the time
--- Few clouds 11.6%
--- Partly cloudy 13%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.3%
--- Overcast 43%

- Time of peak totality: 3:07 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 48 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 37.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 9.1% of the time
--- Few clouds 13.3%
--- Partly cloudy 11.2%
--- Mostly cloudy 23%
--- Overcast 43.4%

- Time of peak totality: 3:12 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 45 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 54.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 36.9% of the time
--- Few clouds 10.2%
--- Partly cloudy 5%
--- Mostly cloudy 13.6%
--- Overcast 34.3%

- Time of peak totality: 3:20 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 44 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 35.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 7% of the time
--- Few clouds 13.9%
--- Partly cloudy 11.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 22.4%
--- Overcast 45%

- Time of peak totality: 3:18 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 42 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 56.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 43.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 6.7%
--- Partly cloudy 4.5%
--- Mostly cloudy 9.1%
--- Overcast 36.1%

- Time of peak totality: 3:21 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 38 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 34.3%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 5.7% of the time
--- Few clouds 13.7%
--- Partly cloudy 11.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.9%
--- Overcast 47.9%

- Time of peak totality: 1:33 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 32 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 70.3%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 53.3% of the time
--- Few clouds 9.8%
--- Partly cloudy 9%
--- Mostly cloudy 10.4%
--- Overcast 17.6%

- Time of peak totality: 3:20 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 32 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 39.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 8.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 16.5%
--- Partly cloudy 9.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 26.4%
--- Overcast 38.8%

- Time of peak totality: 3:10 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 17 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 42.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 15.9% of the time
--- Few clouds 11.5%
--- Partly cloudy 11.9%
--- Mostly cloudy 22.4%
--- Overcast 38.4%

- Time of peak totality: 1:30 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 13 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 74.1%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 64.4% of the time
--- Few clouds 6.1%
--- Partly cloudy 4.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 6.8%
--- Overcast 18.2%

- Time of peak totality: 2:04 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 13 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 63.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 48.3% of the time
--- Few clouds 9.1%
--- Partly cloudy 6.4%
--- Mostly cloudy 11.4%
--- Overcast 24.9%

- Time of peak totality: 3:27 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 3 minutes, 12 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 47.5%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 20.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 15.5%
--- Partly cloudy 10.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 17%
--- Overcast 36.4%

- Time of peak totality: 1:42 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 58 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 48.1%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 19% of the time
--- Few clouds 14.3%
--- Partly cloudy 13.1%
--- Mostly cloudy 22.9%
--- Overcast 30.8%

- Time of peak totality: 1:53 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 51 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 58%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 29.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 17.8%
--- Partly cloudy 9.8%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.8%
--- Overcast 22.1%

- Time of peak totality: 1:48 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 27 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 64.7%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 50.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.9%
--- Partly cloudy 3.9%
--- Mostly cloudy 12.3%
--- Overcast 24.5%

- Time of peak totality: 3:26 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 27 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 51.9%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 34.3% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.4%
--- Partly cloudy 6.9%
--- Mostly cloudy 14.8%
--- Overcast 35.5%

- Time of peak totality: 2:01 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 18 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 64.5%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 49.5% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.7%
--- Partly cloudy 5.9%
--- Mostly cloudy 11.6%
--- Overcast 24.4%

- Time of peak totality: 3:33 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 2 minutes, 5 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 47.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 33.3% of the time
--- Few clouds 6.6%
--- Partly cloudy 4.2%
--- Mostly cloudy 11.5%
--- Overcast 44.4%

- Time of peak totality: 3:23 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 51 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 32%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 7% of the time
--- Few clouds 8%
--- Partly cloudy 13.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 20.9%
--- Overcast 50.6%

- Time of peak totality: 3:15 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 41 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 34.3%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 6% of the time
--- Few clouds 10.5%
--- Partly cloudy 14.8%
--- Mostly cloudy 23.1%
--- Overcast 45.6%

- Time of peak totality: 3:16 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 39 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 31.6%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 5.2% of the time
--- Few clouds 10.6%
--- Partly cloudy 11.7%
--- Mostly cloudy 22.2%
--- Overcast 50.3%

- Time of peak totality: 1:34 p.m. CDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 14 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 45.8%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 17.1% of the time
--- Few clouds 15.3%
--- Partly cloudy 10.6%
--- Mostly cloudy 23.2%
--- Overcast 33.7%

- Time of peak totality: 3:13 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 10 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 54.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 39.1% of the time
--- Few clouds 7.8%
--- Partly cloudy 5.4%
--- Mostly cloudy 11.7%
--- Overcast 36%

- Time of peak totality: 3:28 p.m. EDT
- Length of totality: 1 minute, 5 seconds
- Chance of viewability: 52.2%
- Historic cloud conditions:
--- Clear 38% of the time
--- Few clouds 8.9%
--- Partly cloudy 3.1%
--- Mostly cloudy 9.6%
--- Overcast 40.3%

Story editing by Jaimie Etkin. Copy editing by Kristen Wegrzyn. Photo selection by Ania Antecka.