Northern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?

Northern Lights May Be Visible Again Tonight

A G4-strength solar flare could spark another display of the Northern Lights Tonight

Northern lights could be visible in parts of N.Y. this weekend

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In a rare celestial event, residents of New York may catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis this weekend.

The Northern Lights will be visible in Virginia this weekend

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The northern lights will be seen in Virginia tonight! During the early morning hours on Saturday the instruments that measure the geomagnetic conditions coming off the sun heading toward the Earth measured another G5 event. A G5 event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on our scale. That scale goes from G1 to G5.  It is similar to that of the Saffir Simpson scale which measures hurricanes going from Category 1 to Category…

‘Northern Lights’ Could Be Visible in California This Weekend

Northern Californians have a rare chance to see the northern lights— typically best seen in Alaska—Friday and Saturday night amid a severe geomagnetic storm. The rare event could mean the phenomenon—technically called aurora borealis— is visible in the United States from as far north as Alaska to as far south as Alabama. Until this weekend, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which forecasts weather and monitors ocean and…

Can you see the northern lights in SE Wisconsin tonight? Aurora Borealis forecast

Watch the skies: Potential northern lights visible this weekend in SE Wisconsin

Northern Lights may be visible in parts of California overnight due to strong solar storm

Stargazers in California could be in for a treat Friday night.