Bright and active Auroras are expected through Tuesday night however clouds and weather may prevent southcentral Alaska from enjoying the show.
Omega Smith with the UAA Planetarium says there have been a lot of geomagnetic storms this year.
Smith: “The aurora’s been going crazy all summer long, in fact there were a couple storms where you could see the auroras all the way down to Texas but you couldn’t see anything up here because it’s too light out.”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a 90% chance of strong auroras for Monday night through Tuesday.
The geomagnetic display is caused by a fast-moving stream of solar wind striking Earth’s magnetic field and could develop into a G3-class storm, its intensity potentially ranking 7 on a scale from 0-9.
The Northern Lights could be seen as far south as Oregon and Illinois.
