If it just seemed a little cloudy to you Monday around 12:30 p.m., the photo on the left above shows radar at the time. While there were a few spotty storms in the area, Minden was just cloudy at that time. Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

Locally, the partial eclipse began at 12:27 p.m. with 98.17 percent coverage at 1:47 p.m. The photo at top right is courtesy NASA in Houston.

Photo below is from Sibley Town Hall’s Facebook page.