Northern Lights Alert: States Where Aurora Borealis May Be Visible This Week [View all]

Story by Arianna Johnson, Forbes Staff • 11h • 2 min read

The Northern Lights may be visible again this week after solar eruptions launched Tuesday, meaning some northern and Midwestern states may see the aurora Thursday.



Key Facts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a moderate G2 geomagnetic storm watch that’s likely to cause an increase in Northern Lights activity Thursday night.

A coronal mass ejection—an eruption of solar material—that happened early Tuesday is the cause of elevated geomagnetic activity, meaning the aurora may be visible in several northern and Midwestern states.

Thursday night’s aurora has a Kp index of six, meaning the aurora will “move even further from the poles and will become quite bright and active,” according to NOAA.

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