Here’s when and where you might see the Northern Lights this week
“There will be less clouds around Tuesday night than Monday night, but the conditions will not be totally clear in all of southern New England.”
New Englanders looking up at the night sky on Tuesday may be able to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday issued a geomagnetic storm watch in response to several coronal mass ejections, which are expected to arrive Tuesday through Thursday. If the right forecast conditions are in place during the late evening hours those days, the aurora borealis could be visible as far south as the northeastern United States, according to NOAA. They may also be visible in the upper Midwest and the rest of the northern states, the agency said.
According to The Boston Globe, the approaching geomagnetic storm cloud is the strongest to reach Earth since early May, when the aurora was also visible in New England.
The best time to see the lights, according to the Globe, is between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., looking north or northwest. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the aurora will mostly be visible in Northern New England, according to the newspaper, but clouds could block the view.
If you want to give yourself the best chance of seeing the dancing lights, WBZ’s Terry Eliasen suggests finding a location that is dark, away from light pollution, and with a view of as much open sky as possible.
“There will be less clouds around Tuesday night than Monday night, but the conditions will not be totally clear in all of southern New England,” he predicted.