Topline There may be a chance to see the Northern Lights and the Perseids—one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year—again Monday night after scientists predict geomagnetic storm conditions may continue on into Tuesday. Wisconsin's night sky is glowing with the Northern Lights, as a geomagnetic storm is bringing ..
. [+] vibrant pink and green colors, stealing the spotlight from the Perseus meteor shower. (Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Key Facts The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a Northern Lights forecast for this week, and it predicts geomagnetic storm conditions may persist into Tuesday, though space weather is unpredictable and it’s unsure how favorable solar conditions will be.
A group of coronal mass ejections—eruptions of solar material—arrived to Earth over the weekend, and CMEs are predicted to continue passing by until Tuesday, causing the aurora borealis to be visible in several continental U.S. states.
This comes after a strong G4 geomagnetic storm was observed Monday and had a Kp index that reached high level eight status—which were stronger conditions than previously expected—producing some of the strongest Northern Lights since May’s impressive show. Monday night’s aurora borealis has a Kp index of six , meaning the lights will move even further from the poles and become “quite bright and active,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Perseid meteor sho.