These are the best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK this week Lovers could be in for an early Valentine’s Day treat as the Northern Lights becomes visible for million of Brits this week.
‘The reason we are seeing more northern lights events, the aurora borealis, here in the UK is that we are near to a solar maximum,’ explains Jo Farrow, a forecaster for the independent meteorological service, Netweather.
Areas of Northern and Western Scotland will be able to get a glimpse of the Northern Lights due to predicted clearer skies.
The aurora borealis will be viewable in the north of the UK from as soon as tonight, the Met Office has revealed, due to fast solar winds and coronal mass ejections (CME).
The Met Office said on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘Northern regions have further chances to see the aurora over the next few nights.
