Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora May Be Visible In 9 States Tonight

BreakingBusinessNorthern Lights Forecast: Aurora May Be Visible In 9 States TonightByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJun 13, 2026, 11:27am EDTToplineThe northern lights may make yet another appearance along the U.S.-Canada border this week, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting mild auroral activity in some of the northernmost U.S. states Saturday night.Northern Lights illuminate the night sky with vivid purple and green hues above a distant cityscape following a strong solar storm coinciding with the spring equinox in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, on March 20, 2026.Photo by Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesKey FactsNOAA’s forecasted Kp index of four means the northern lights may be “quite pleasing” to look at for observers in the right areas on Saturday night.No geomagnetic storm impacts are expected Saturday following a moderate storm that was forecast Friday night.If current forecasts hold, observers in the northern U.S. will not have another chance to view the aurora borealis Sunday night, when the Kp index drops to three. 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...