{"id":407780,"date":"2025-11-27T06:51:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/407780\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T06:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T06:51:11","slug":"northern-lights-may-be-viewable-in-15-states-on-nov-26-see-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/407780\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern lights may be viewable in 15 states on Nov. 26. See where."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/87228353007-20251112-vpc-aurora-borealis-seen-across-the-country-thumb-00-00-00-00-still-004.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Northern lights, auroras seen as far south as Texas and Florida<\/p>\n<p>The powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth&#8217;s atmosphere causing brilliant northern lights across multiple states.<\/p>\n<p>Some lucky Americans may get a chance to view nature\u2019s dazzling light show, the northern lights,\u00a0just in time for Thursday\u2019s Thanksgiving festivities.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon will be visible beginning in the late-night hours of Wednesday, Nov. 26, and continuing into the early morning of Thursday, Nov. 27,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to\u00a0<\/a>the\u00a0National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOAA predicts<\/a> a minor to moderate geomagnetic storm amplified by a high-speed solar wind stream, meaning the lights could be seen a bit farther south than usual. The coveted light display will be visible in 10 U.S. states.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know about this week\u2019s chance to view the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/11\/12\/us-northern-lights-video-photo\/87230513007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See video of northern lights dancing across the US<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When will the aurora borealis be viewable?<\/p>\n<p>People in 10 U.S. states may get chances to see the aurora display the night of Wednesday, Nov. 26, into early Thursday morning, Nov. 27. The geomagnetic storm behind the lights is expected to peak between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET and again between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m ET, according to NOAA\u2019s projection, though this can vary significantly by location and as forecasts are updated.<\/p>\n<p>Predicting the timing of viewing is a less-than-perfect science, as experts rely on NASA satellites to measure the effects of the solar wind and magnetic intensity. Check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-30-minute-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA\u2019s 30-minute Aurora forecast<\/a>\u00a0to get regular updates on the best times for viewing.<\/p>\n<p>Which states will be able to see the\u00a0aurora borealis?<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, the celestial display will be most viewable in the northernmost regions. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NOAA\u2019s projection<\/a>, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could include <\/a>at least some visibility from:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alaska<\/li>\n<li>Washington<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>Montana<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li>South Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Idaho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What are the \u2018northern lights,\u2019 also known as\u00a0aurora borealis?<\/p>\n<p>The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora\u00a0polaris,\u00a0that appear in the northern hemisphere.<\/p>\n<p>The southern hemisphere\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronomy\/northern-lights\/what-are-northern-lights.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has its own polar lights<\/a>\u00a0known as the\u00a0southern lights, or aurora\u00a0australis, which create their own dazzling displays.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply, auroras are a result of the sun interacting with the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. A collision between electrically charged particles from the sun and gases in Earth\u2019s atmosphere produces a series of minuscule flashes that appear like moving lights in the sky. The charged particles are pulled toward the North and South poles due to Earth\u2019s magnetic field.<\/p>\n<p>While that magnetic field usually protects the Earth from solar winds, the winds can occasionally get strong enough to bypass the field, allowing particles and gases in the magnetosphere to interact and generate the colorful displays, according to the Geophysical Institute and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asc-csa.gc.ca\/eng\/astronomy\/northern-lights\/what-are-northern-lights.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Space Agency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tips for viewing the northern lights<\/p>\n<p>The top tip for getting the best view of the northern lights is finding a dark spot away from light pollution.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/auroras\/northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-14-states-tonight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space.com<\/a>\u00a0recommends finding a location as far from city lights as possible and heading out there as soon as the sky gets dark. Then, it\u2019s a waiting game.<\/p>\n<p>Find a north-facing view with a clear horizon and exercise patience, as the lights often come in waves, said Space.com. You can also download apps to track aurora forecasts based on your location, such as \u201cMy Aurora Forecast &amp; Alerts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northern lights, auroras seen as far south as Texas and Florida The powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth&#8217;s atmosphere&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":407781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[4514,93411,66694,12459,12460,82966,192117,644,663,916,938,948,942,12461,450,950,129609,159,29392,27664,183218,783,112367,14982,3883,645,44599,163712,939,6225,67,132,68,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-407780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-astronomy","9":"tag-atmospheric","10":"tag-atmospheric-science","11":"tag-aurora","12":"tag-aurora-borealis","13":"tag-borealis","14":"tag-flares","15":"tag-modular","16":"tag-modular-story","17":"tag-nasa","18":"tag-network","19":"tag-network-trending","20":"tag-neutral","21":"tag-noaa","22":"tag-overall","23":"tag-overall-neutral","24":"tag-phenomena","25":"tag-science","26":"tag-solar","27":"tag-solar-flares","28":"tag-solar-storms","29":"tag-space","30":"tag-space-phenomena","31":"tag-states","32":"tag-storms","33":"tag-story","34":"tag-thanksgiving","35":"tag-thanksgiving-united-states","36":"tag-trending","37":"tag-united","38":"tag-united-states","39":"tag-unitedstates","40":"tag-us","41":"tag-weather"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115620340384524380","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}