Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, according to NOAA. If conditions are optimal, the northern lights could be seen as far as 620 miles away.
The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to South Dakotans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.
It's been a relatively quiet and lackluster winter so far in the 'Land of Ten Thousand Lakes' but a fast-moving winter storm could drastically change the Minnesota landscape as early as Tuesday.
Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.
The states that will likely see the natural light phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, are Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Millions of Americans could witness the stunning solar light show in different states over the weekend as a higher-strength geomagnetic storm passes overhead.
The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases the likelihood of northern lights displays being visible to more people, as the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection reach Earth, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.
Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska are all leaning toward a chillier start to spring. When it comes to spring showers, the country once again looks divided into two. The Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes region ...
Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.
The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be visible in more than 10 states. See which states will have the best views.
Nearly three-fourths of the region is experiencing abnormally dry conditions, while a third of the region is experiencing severe drought.