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Met Office issues new UK Northern Lights alert as people urged to 'keep an eye out'
The Met Office warns increased solar activity could produce visible Northern Lights mainly in Scotland and northern England over the next few nights around the spring equinox.
- On March 20, 2026, the Met Office urged people to 'keep an eye out' for possible Northern Lights over the next couple of nights during the spring equinox, one of the best chances to see them in the UK.
- The Sun's activity remains high due to a heightened cycle, with charged particles from solar wind and coronal mass ejections traveling at high speed, and Earth hit by four on a scale of one to five during recent solar storms, the Met Office said.
- For clear views, head to dark, north-facing rural coasts and check local forecasts as sightings are most likely across Scotland and perhaps northern England under dark, clear skies where oxygen and nitrogen produce green, red, blue, and purple hues.
- People in northern regions could see the display if skies clear, as many across Scotland and possibly northern England might witness it during the next couple of nights after the March 19 Met Office tweet.
- In recent years the UK has seen more auroral events, with intense solar storms pushing lights farther south and a late January display caused by a large coronal mass ejection.
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Met Office issues new UK Northern Lights alert as people urged to 'keep an eye out'
The Met Office has said it could be possible to see the Northern Lights in parts of the UK over the next few nights as people urged to 'keep an eye…
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