A mid-level flare that erupted from the sun on January 22 could bring the northern lights to several US states over the weekend. NASA’s three-day forecast is predicting geomagnetic activity as high as KP 5.33 January 24 and 25, which could mean several US states as well as Canada could be in for a show tonight.
According to the NOAA forecast, NASA predicts the geomagnetic storm to hit a peak 5.33 KP index between 3:00 and 6:00 UT on January 25, which translates to 10 PM to midnight EST on Friday, January 24. Those numbers drop to a KP4 at 4 AM EST, a number still higher than average. That means northern US states like Washington, Montana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maine and even South Dakota could potentially see some lights tonight.
