  On 2015 March 20, a total solar eclipse will occur in the North Atlantic,
with the Kingdom of Denmark's Faroe Islands and Norway's Svalbard archipelago
(formerly Spitzbergen) being the only options for land-based observing. The
region is known for wild, unpredictable, and often cloudy conditions, which
potentially pose a serious threat for people hoping to view the spectacle.
  We report on a citizen-science, weather-monitoring project, based in the
Faroe Islands, which was conducted in March 2014 - one year prior to the
eclipse. The project aimed to promote awareness of the eclipse among the local
communities, with the data collected providing a quantitative overview of
typical weather conditions that may be expected in 2015. It also allows us to
validate the usefulness of short-term weather forecasts, which may be used to
increase the probability of observing the eclipse.
