![]() Beth Dalbey, Patch Staff Posted Wed, at 9:26 am ET. And SWPC's new Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) collects the products and information from across SWPC's website for a one-stop shop. The best chances to see the northern lights displays are in far northern regions of the country, but they could dip farther south. The Northern Lights may move farther south into mainland US this week, including. The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as a 1000 km away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right.Ī short term forecast (~30 minutes) along with the last 24 hours of activity can be found on the Aurora - 30 Minute Forecast page. Get ready to turn out the lights, head outside and look up Our conditions are just right here in Central Oregon for a special show in the sky: the northern lights, that mesmerizing green glow on. The aurora is not visible during daylight hours. The northern lights are expected to dip farther south into the northern portion of the US Wednesday night thanks to a large burst of plasma and magnetic field from the sun that kicked off geomagnetic storm watches. Aurora can often be observed somewhere on Earth from just after sunset or just before sunrise. GOES-16 solar ultraviolet imager (SUVI) composite on May 10, 2023. The green ovals turn red when the aurora is forecasted to be more intense. The brightness and location of the aurora is typically shown as a green oval centered on Earth’s magnetic pole. The two maps show the aurora and viewline tonight and tomorrow night. It also shows a 'viewline' that represents the southern-most locations from which you may see the aurora on the northern horizon.This product is based on the OVATION model and uses the maximum forecast geomagnetic activity (Kp) between 6pm and 6am US Central Time. This is a prediction of the intensity and location of the aurora borealis tonight and tomorrow night over North America.
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