SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Amateur astronomers anxiously scanned the weather forecasts Monday in preparation for what could be a spectacular meteor shower. This year's Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Although the best watching is forecast for North Africa, the Middle East and Europe, astronomers say sightings also could abound for sky watchers along the East Coast. The National Weather Service predicted some cloudiness across much of the Northeast on both nights, but skies are likely to be mostly clear from New York City south. The meteor shower is made up of a hail of dusty, icy rubble thrown off by the Tempel-Tuttle comet as it races around the sun.