Northern Lights could return TONIGHT, Met Office says – exact locations & times you could spot it

THE Northern Lights could return tonight, according to the Met Office. A Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) is forecast to give peak chance of Strong Geomagnetic Storm (G3) conditions in the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of the UK. 4 The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, above Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh Credit: PA 4 The Northern Lights in Minster on Sea in Kent Credit: Alamy 4 The Met Office is predicting a return this evening Credit: MET office 4 The best time to see the display will be around midnight Credit: MET office This may result in auroral displays down to Northern Ireland , northern England and similar geomagnetic latitudes, albeit impeded by the near-full moon and limited hours of darkness, the weather agency said.

The Met Office’s Space Weather forecast states the celestial display is expected to last until midnight. The best conditions to view the Northern Lights is when the sky is dark and there are no clouds. However, current forecasts show large parts of the country should expect clouds into the evening.

“Ideally, the lights will be best viewed away from any light pollution, in remote areas, facing the northern horizon – north facing coasts produce some of the best viewing locations,” the Met Office says on its website. “Predominantly the northern lights are best witnessed in Scotland, North England, North Wales and Northern Ireland. However, under severe space weather conditions, the lights can be.