Northern lights could be visible again in the US as another new flare erupts from the sun
Northern lights could be visible again in the US as another new flare erupts from the sun
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There is a great chance of northern lights this weekend — especially at high latitudes. Minor-to-moderate radio blackouts due to solar flare activity are also likely through Sunday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
![[The northern lights appear over Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday. The Space Weather Prediction Center says a minor geomagnetic storm is likely to impact Earth over the weekend, bringing the potential for more dazzling skies]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/03/19/AP25001647688442.jpg)
The center said this activity was M-class, or medium level. “Flares of this magnitude in and around solar maximum are generally not common, although not necessarily unusual,” the center noted. In May of last year, multiple coronal mass ejections, created the strongest geomagnetic storm to reach Earth in two decades and what is potentially among the strongest displays of auroras in the past 500 years.
