Scots may have a chance of catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights this evening.
The Met Office’s space weather team have said that there is a chance of an aurora appearing the skies in the north of Scotland - but the chances are said to be as slim as 30 per cent.
This comes after a minor geomagnetic storm, forecasters have said.
Chances of seeing the night time spectacle reduce as we head into the weekend - particularly on Friday, when cloud is expected to descend over all of Scotland.
Skies will clear on Saturday heading into Sunday, but the chances of an aurora being spotted are expected to dwindle even further.
A spokesperson for the Met Office said: “There is a minor geomagnetic storm which will affect us from tonight.
“The current forecast from our space weather team is that there is a 30 per cent chance of seeing an aurora tonight in northern Scotland.
“The Chances are less Friday night into Saturday as it will be mostly cloudy for all of Scotland.
“Saturday into Sunday there will be clearer skies for most of Scotland but the chances remain a little lower as we will be further from the event.
“In summary, the best chance is probably tonight in the north, but this event is not a particularly strong one.”
Scots in the north are often lucky enough to capture a glimpse of the ethereal bands of light which are caused by particles expelled by the sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetic shield.
When these particles meet the shield they are "pulled" to the north and south poles.
As they interact, the energy is released as a beautiful corona of dancing rays of light that are visible from below.
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