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A group of photographers is capturing a bright display of Northern Lights at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre, near Churchill, Manitoba. (Photo by: Alan Dyer\/VWPics\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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The Northern Lights<\/a> may be visible across 12 northern U.S. states and Canada as soon as it gets dark on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, according to a forecast<\/a> from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). The forecast includes a G1-rated geomagnetic storm that could see displays of aurora.<\/p>\n The forecast comes in the wake of visible auroras across northern latitudes in the past few nights, after a coronal mass ejection \u2014 a cloud of super-charged particles that leaves the sun and takes a few days to reach Earth \u2014 began interacting with Earth\u2019s magnetic field, followed by fast-moving solar wind. <\/p>\n Northern Lights Forecast: What To Expect<\/p>\n NOAA forecasters say the impact may be a G1-rated geomagnetic storm resulting in auroras for northern U.S. states, Canada and northern Europe. <\/p>\n “Unsettled to active conditions are expected through 31 Oct, with G1 (Minor) storming likely on 29-30 Oct, due to persistent CH HSS effects,\u201d reads the forecast<\/a>. CH HSS refers to a coronal hole, which allows high-speed solar wind to escape from the sun, sometimes in the direction of Earth. That means turbulence, which heightens the chances of Northern Lights. <\/p>\n Northern Lights Forecast: Where And When<\/p>\n NOAA\u2019s latest aurora viewlines<\/a> indicate that aurora displays are a possibility in northern U.S. states and Canada, with 12 U.S. states having a chance after dark on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Intensity levels could reach Kp 5 \u2014 an active level of space weather \u2014 as soon as it gets dark in North America, and remain all night. <\/p>\n U.S. states that may see aurora include Alaska and (northerly parts of) Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Maine.<\/p>\n Dark northern skies away from urban light pollution are likely to offer the best views. Useful ways to locate a dark place are the Dark Sky Place Finder<\/a> and a light pollution map<\/a>.<\/p>\n NOAA’s aurora viewline for Wednesday, Oct. 29. 2025. <\/p>\n NOAANorthern Lights Forecast: Latest Updates<\/p>\n