The Northern Lights are set to be visible in parts of the UK once again, according to the Met Office – with colourful light dislays visible for some Brits as early as this evening
The Northern Lights are set to be visible in parts of the UK once again, according to the Met Office.
It means some lucky Brits may be able to see the colourful light display from their windows tonight. The forecaster said that a “coronal mass ejection” – a massive release of plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun – arrived early on Thursday, which will lead to a period of geomagnetic activity.
It added: “This is ongoing on Thursday evening, with aurora potentially visible as far south as northern England and Northern Ireland, and perhaps some northern coastal areas of North Wales and Norfolk. Visibility is forecast to fade overnight. However another arrival overnight Friday into Saturday brings a chance of further visible aurora to northern areas of the UK, primarily Scotland.”
The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, is believed to be one of the most spectacular displays in the night sky. AuroraWatchUK – which alerts Brits when the aurora might be visible from the UK – has tonight issued a ‘red alert’ as it warned the visibility of aurora was likely.
Best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK
According to the Space Weather forecast from the Met Office, the best areas to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights on Thursday night/Friday morning (from September 12 into September 13) and Friday night/Saturday morning (September 13 into September 14) are:
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Northern England
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