Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Appear In 9 States Monday As Geomagnetic Storms Impact Earth

BreakingBusinessBreaking NewsNorthern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Appear In 9 States Monday As Geomagnetic Storms Impact EarthByZachary Folk,Forbes Staff. I cover breaking news.Follow AuthorJun 08, 2026, 04:13pm EDTToplineThe northern lights could be visible from some northern states on Monday night, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as a burst of material from the sun approaches the Earth and threatens to cause stronger geomagnetic storms than usual.The northern lights have a chance to be visible again from states along the U.S.-Canadian border on Monday night.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsNOAA is predicting a Kp index of five out of nine for Monday, meaning the northern lights could appear visible from some parts of the Lower 48 states.The Earth could also see geomagnetic storms, up to a G3 on NOAA’s scale out of five, on Monday night, as a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on Saturday passes by the Earth. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priority: 'low' }) .then(response => { if (!response.ok) { throw new Error('Network response was not ok', preloadResourcesEndpoint); } return response.json(); }) .then(data => { const cssUrl = data.css; const cssUrlLink = document.createElement('link'); cssUrlLink.rel = 'stylesheet'; cssUrlLink.href = cssUrl; cssUrlLink.as = 'style'; cssUrlLink.media = 'print'; cssUrlLink.onload =...