Supermoon eclipse brings tiny chance of zombie apocalypse, Kalin Mitchell says

Don't forget about the supermoon lunar eclipse Sunday night. The next one won't be until 2033!

Fingers crossed that skies will be clear for this weekend's rare lunar event

Kalin Mitchell · CBC News · Posted: Sep 25, 2015 3:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 25, 2015

Kalin Mitchell says hopefully it will be clear for this weekend's supermoon eclipse. And chances of an apocalypse are low. (Kalin Mitchell/CBC)

Brisk nights and mornings, but sunny afternoon skies are ahead this weekend.

Don't forget about the supermoon lunar eclipse Sunday night. The next one won't be until 2033! So let's begin with tonight and work our way towards that forecast.

Partly cloudy skies tonight with a few isolated showers early Saturday morning around the northeast of the mainland and in Cape Breton. Brisk again tonight with most lows 4 C to 8 C across Nova Scotia—coolest in valleys and at higher elevations.

Saturday looking good

It will become mostly sunny Saturday. Winds continue from the northwest 20 gusting to 40 km/h and a touch below seasonal with afternoon high temperatures 14 C to 17 C.

Saturday night will be chilly under mostly clear skies. Expect low temperatures of 2 C to 6 C. Some patchy frost may be possible, so if you have temperature-sensitive plants it may be a good idea to cover them up or bring them inside.

Sunday moon alert!

Sunday will see us with sunny skies and a turn over to a warmer southwest wind. This should allow afternoon high temperatures to recover to 16 C to 19 C across the province.

Now, onto Sunday night and viewing conditions for the rare supermoon lunar eclipse. It does look like the weekend's high pressure will hold on long enough to give us a window of opportunity to view this event.

It's going to be close though!

A low pressure system along the eastern seaboard of the United States will push cloud towards western Maine. At the same time a warm front through Newfoundland and Labrador will mean some cloudiness there. The Maritimes is in the gap and we need to stay that way.

The partial eclipse begins at 10:07 p.m. Sunday night, completes at 11:47 p.m., and begins to end at 12:23 a.m.

Temperatures will be in the low teens region wide during this time so a sweater or jacket is advised.

This kind of eclipse also brings out the doomsdayers and talk the world will end. For fun I've included some POA (probability of apocalypse) numbers in the graphic above.

I'll be posting weekend updates to the cloud forecast on Facebook, so head over there and give the page a like.

Pictures of this rare astronomical event would be greatly appreciated and you can get them to me at kalinspic@cbc.ca.