solar eclipse October 9, 2023 6:47 pm What is a solar eclipse? Over the next seven months, two eclipses will be visible in North Texas. The first, an annular solar eclipse, will arrive this Saturday. NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith explains what a solar eclipse is. Wake Up to Something Good 1:02 Weather Quiz: Decrease in daylight 2:29 NBC 5 Forecast: Near-record heat this weekend, then cooler 0:44 Weather Quiz: Month with most tornadoes 2:27 NBC 5 Forecast: Unseasonably warm weather about to get even warmer, then cooler 2:33 NBC 5 Forecast: Turning hotter through the weekend; then cooler next week