Northern Lights to be visible in UK this week – how to see the rare phenomenon The Northern Lights - which were once rarely seen from the UK - may be visible again this week, according to the experts at the Met Office.
It said "periods of enhanced aurora are possible due to ongoing fast solar winds and any glancing coronal mass ejections bringing a chance of visible aurora over southern parts of New Zealand's south island and other similar geomagnetic latitudes under clear skies".
The aurora borealis are set to be seen due to "ongoing fast solar winds" in the northern hemisphere and should be visible in the skies above northern Scotland this evening.
The Northern Lights were last visible across most of the UK in November 2024, people were lucky enough to see a spectacular display of pink and green rays as the aurora borealis filled the skies.
The Met Office also says that in the southern hemisphere the periods of enhanced aurora will be seen over parts of New Zealand's south island tonight.
