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Saturday 3rd November
Synoptic Situation: A weak ridge lies along the tropical east Queensland coast.
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands Forecast: Fine and sunny. Light to moderate SE to NE winds.
Cloud Forecasts
BoM Access Model: Clear skies along the coast and inland. Some low cloud inland north of eclipse track but looks to be only after eclipse time.
Skippy Sky: Clear skies with just a little high cloud around (north and south of coastal eclipse area).
EU: Crystal clear skies along the coast and inland.
Observed Weather
Cairns: Good view of the sun in slightly hazy skies.
Elsewhere: A band of low cloud offshore and slightly hazy skies due to some thin high cloud but most locations between Cairns and Port Douglas had a clear view at eclipse time. Just a couple of isolated patches of cloud over the ranges and clear skies 60km inland.
The band of low cloud offshore was not clearly indicated by the models, but the BoM model arguably did pick up an area of scattered cloud inland north of the eclipse track. Thin/hazy high cloud visible in the webcams hard to discern on the satellite image so presumably not very extensive.
Chance of Success (if eclipse had been this day)
Coast: ~70-80%
60km Inland: ~95%
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