Northern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night

InnovationScienceNorthern Lights Alert: 10 States May See Aurora On Thursday NightByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorMay 13, 2026, 06:56am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The northern lights fill the sky with green ribbons of electrical charged particles over the barn and pastures at Greaney's Turkey Farm in Mercer, Maine on May 11, 2024. The northern lights may be visible overnight on Friday, May 15, through Saturday, May 16, after a large coronal hole opened up on the sun, super-charging the solar wind. (Photo by Michael Seamans/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe northern lights may be visible overnight on Thursday, May 14, though Friday, May 15, from northern U.S. states and Canada after forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a G1 geomagnetic storm. With a new moon coming on Saturday, May 16, sky conditions are perfect for even faint aurora to be seen.Northern Lights Forecast: Where And WhenIt comes in the wake of a more active sun and a large hole in the sun’s corona, its outer atmosphere, according to Spaceweather.com. It could cause aurora to be seen — likely on the northern horizon — with the forecast indicating between 10:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 14, through 1:00 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 15, as the time when a display is most likely above northern U.S. states.States with potential northern lights in a G1 (minor) geomagnetic storm include Alaska and (northerly parts of) Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Maine.If a G2-class geomagnetic storm erupts, aurora may be viewable from states farther south, such as Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.Northern Lights Alert: Coronal...