2026 cloud forecast · nearby alternatives
Valladolid 2026 eclipse: time and reviewed forecast inputs
Subject: 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse
Live decision
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The Valladolid guide connects the 2026 eclipse time to dated plateau forecast inputs, authority references, comparison links, and explicit planning thresholds.
Use the Valladolid 2026 eclipse time with a dated plateau forecast review, authority references, comparison links, and explicit planning thresholds.
Nearby alternatives
Reviewed options. Distances are straight-line only; compare cloud cover and local guidance before travelling.
Burgos
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 8.3°
Totality: 107 s
114 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Castille and León (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for BurgosMadrid
PendingPartial · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 7.3°
Totality: —
162 km straight-line
Access source: Local or regional access authority — Madrid (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for MadridZaragoza
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 6.1°
Totality: 87 s
320 km straight-line
Access source: Government of Aragon roads service — Government of Aragon (). Reviewed local evidence.
Open plan for ZaragozaObservation data
Geometry and local context
Valladolid
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 8.7°
- Azimuth
- 282.2°
- Totality duration
- 91 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 19.0° | |
| Totality begins | 8.8° | |
| Maximum | 8.7° | |
| Totality ends | 8.5° | |
| Partial ends | -0.2° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Valladolid sits on the broad northern Meseta, where open ground can make horizon scouting simpler than in steep coastal terrain. The city itself still adds buildings, trees, and evening movement to the decision. Sources: IGN cartography and geographic data
What to verify
Check whether the western view remains clear to the last few degrees above the skyline. Reassess high cloud and late-day convective development, and never infer access rights from satellite imagery alone. Sources: AEMET weather guidance, Castile and León roads and transport
Fallback logic
Burgos compares the plateau farther north, Madrid the interior to the south, and Zaragoza the Ebro valley to the east. Choose between them only after the forecast shows a durable regional difference. Sources: AEMET weather guidance
At local maximum, the Sun is 8.7° high at an azimuth of 282.2°. Calculated totality lasts 91 seconds.
Reviewed comparison options are Burgos, Madrid, Zaragoza. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.
Source review workflow
Valladolid’s review records both the publisher and the task assigned to each source. IGN supplies the durable geographic reference, AEMET is the dated forecast authority, and the Castile and León service governs transport information. The editor checks identifiers and access dates before publication and keeps generated event values outside the article. That division lets a later reviewer update one input without silently rewriting the meaning of another.
Access verification
Start with the regional roads and transport page in the source list, locate the service or notice relevant to the intended date, and save its publication time with the decision record. A general page is not proof that a particular stopping place may be used. Ask the land or public-space manager for site permission, and repeat this check for any comparison destination before allocating travel time.
Planning limits
Generated astronomy and forecast snapshots are separate from reviewed prose. Recheck retrieval times near the event and use straight-line distances only for comparison, never as driving times or proof of road quality. Confirm closures, crowd controls, protected-area rules, parking permission, and use of the exact site with the responsible authority.
Certified eclipse viewers are required whenever any bright part of the Sun is visible; ordinary sunglasses and unfiltered optical equipment are unsafe. Prepare equipment before travel, give updates to a non-driving observer, and retain a no-travel option when official information is incomplete. Corrections are reviewed bilingually and dated.