{"id":29635,"date":"2025-06-02T23:24:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/the-northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-some-u-s-states-tonight-heres-where-to-see-the-auroras\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T23:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T23:24:40","slug":"the-northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-some-u-s-states-tonight-heres-where-to-see-the-auroras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/the-northern-lights-could-be-visible-in-some-u-s-states-tonight-heres-where-to-see-the-auroras\/","title":{"rendered":"The northern lights could be visible in some U.S. states tonight. Here&#8217;s where to see the auroras."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/northern-lights-explained-visible-expert-solar-cycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">northern lights<\/a><\/span> may be <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/northern-lights-iphone-android-phone-heres-how-to-turn-it-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">visible<\/a><\/span> in parts of the U.S. tonight following weekend solar storms, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a rare, severe solar storm alert on Sunday. Another one headed toward Earth on Monday could produce more aurora sightings.<\/p>\n<p>The northern lights could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/northern-lights-western-pennsylvania-june-2-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pennsylvania<\/a><\/span>, Vermont and New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/2eb6ed8e-cf1e-4aa0-8f59-0a524333ac37\/thumbnail\/620x689\/8817823d19388aadaf5402ec6a34ea9f\/tonights-static-viewline-forecast.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66#\" alt=\"tonights-static-viewline-forecast.jpg \" height=\"689\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/2eb6ed8e-cf1e-4aa0-8f59-0a524333ac37\/thumbnail\/620x689\/8817823d19388aadaf5402ec6a34ea9f\/tonights-static-viewline-forecast.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/2eb6ed8e-cf1e-4aa0-8f59-0a524333ac37\/thumbnail\/1240x1378\/0efdeafbef39fc139d0e4ed702f2dc85\/tonights-static-viewline-forecast.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">NOAA&#8217;s map shows its forecast for the northern lights for Monday, June 2, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                NOAA<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What are the northern lights?<\/h2>\n<p>The sun is at the maximum phase of its 11-year activity cycle, making the light displays more common and widespread. Colorful northern lights have decorated night skies in unexpected places, and space weather experts say there are more auroras still to come.<\/p>\n<p>Last spring, the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades slammed Earth, producing light displays across the Northern Hemisphere. And last fall, a powerful solar storm dazzled skygazers far from the Arctic Circle when dancing lights appeared in unexpected places, including New England and New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Auroras, displays known as the northern and southern lights, are commonly visible near the poles, where charged particles from the sun interact with Earth&#8217;s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/6402bde1-5d10-45be-8640-680d141f1fc5\/thumbnail\/620x414\/120c609230cea59123fab620337f07a7\/gettyimages-2206545493.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66#\" alt=\"Dazzling Northern Lights Show in Alaska \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/6402bde1-5d10-45be-8640-680d141f1fc5\/thumbnail\/620x414\/120c609230cea59123fab620337f07a7\/gettyimages-2206545493.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/06\/02\/6402bde1-5d10-45be-8640-680d141f1fc5\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/60f7080f51455efbc72dc2dee84c60c4\/gettyimages-2206545493.jpg?v=56a3e14bdf9c98ad3b2e8fa3a2dc5f66 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky in Fairbanks, Alaska, on March 27, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Hasan Akbas\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every 11 years, its poles swap places, causing magnetic twists and tangles along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Severe storms are capable of scrambling radio and GPS communications.<\/p>\n<p>The sun&#8217;s active spurt is expected to last at least through the end of this year, though when solar activity will peak won&#8217;t be known until months after the fact, according to NASA and NOAA.<\/p>\n<h2>How to see auroras<\/h2>\n<p>Northern lights forecasts can be found on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/communities\/aurora-dashboard-experimental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOAA&#8217;s Space Weather Prediction Center website<\/a>\u00a0or an aurora forecasting app.<\/p>\n<p>Consider aurora-watching in a quiet, dark area away from city lights. Experts recommend skygazing from a local or national park. And check the weather forecast because clouds can cover up the spectacle entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/northern-lights-iphone-android-phone-heres-how-to-turn-it-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">picture with a smartphone camera<\/a><\/span> may also reveal hints of the aurora that aren&#8217;t visible to the naked eye.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nothern-lights-auroras-united-states-solar-storm-woaa\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. tonight following weekend solar storms, forecasters said. 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