Here's where to find CBC Windsor during today's historic total solar eclipse

Parts of Essex County, Ont. will be the first in Canada to see a total solar eclipse on Monday. Here's where you can find CBC Windsor throughout the day. 

Check out Windsor Morning, where acting host Peter Duck will have your Environment Canada weather forecast — fingers crossed for clear skies.

Windsor Morning will also be speaking with people excited to take in the eclipse first in Canada from Pelee Island, some eclipse history — and with one woman who warns people to make sure they have proper eye protection.

Amy Dodge will phone into the program on her day off as she prepares to board the Pelee Island Ferry for a special eclipse view. And the CBC's Chris Ensing will join the program early Monday morning to share what's he's seeing with listeners on what's sure to be a busy day.

Much of southwestern Ontario will see a total solar eclipse on Monday from about 1:58 p.m. to 4:28 p.m. ET — with totality taking place between 3:12 p.m. and 3:15 p.m.

Windsor won't be in the path of totality, but is expected to experience about 99.5 per cent of the eclipse.

A CBC News Special entitled "The Eclipse in Canada" will be following the path of totality as it crosses North America. That will be airing on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network and streaming live on the CBC News app.  

You can also watch our tower camera live from 1:45 p.m. as it captures what the eclipse looks like across the Detroit River. 

Tune into Afternoon Drive from 4 to 6 p.m. for a live show from Port Stanley, Ont. for all your post-eclipse discussions and debrief. 

And check out CBC Windsor News at 6 where host Meg Roberts will bring you all the day's highlights. 

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit stresses: You must wear special eye protection to view the eclipse. 

That means safe solar eclipse viewers or filters that meet international standard ISO 12312-2.

Without protection, viewing the eclipse means serious eye damage, including including retinal burns, temporary or permanent vision loss and blurred vision, according to the health unit.

You won't actually feel it happen — there are no pain receptors in your retinas, and it could take 12 to 48 hours for the signs to emerge, the health unit says.