Northern Lights Forecast: 9 States May See Aurora Borealis Thursday

Aurora could light up skies in 20 states Thursday night as solar storm reaches Earth

A forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, could be visible across parts of 20 U.S. states overnight as a G2 geomagnetic storm reaches Earth. According to Yahoo, the updated alert follows the detection of an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, or CME, and comes as especially dark skies set in ahead of the new moon. What causes the northern lights? The norther…

Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine tonight and over the weekend

A fast stream of solar wind could trigger G1 geomagnetic storm conditions overnight, boosting aurora chances across parts of the northern U.S.

Northern Lights Forecast: 9 States May See Aurora Borealis Thursday

Some states along the northern U.S. border have a shot at seeing the northern lights.

You could see the Northern Lights in these states due to a geomagnetic storm

A fast stream of solar wind from a colossal coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere could spark a geomagnetic storm, bringing with them the potential to see the Northern Lights on Thursday and Friday.