{"id":187155,"date":"2025-12-16T21:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/187155\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:34:08","slug":"heres-where-aurora-borealis-may-appear-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/187155\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Where Aurora Borealis May Appear This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topline<\/p>\n<p>More than a dozen states might have a chance to see the northern lights this week, as a geomagnetic storm may pull the phenomenon farther south, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. <\/p>\n<p>Minor or greater geomagnetic storms are expected later this week, potentially bringing the phenomenon to more states, forecasters said.<\/p>\n<p>Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n<p>NOAA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental\" aria-label=\"forecast\">forecast<\/a> a Kp index of three on a scale of nine for Tuesday night and a Kp index of five for Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/content\/tips-viewing-aurora\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/content\/tips-viewing-aurora\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/content\/tips-viewing-aurora\" aria-label=\"indicating\">indicating<\/a> the aurora borealis will move further from the poles and become brighter.<\/p>\n<p>An uptick in auroral activity is expected late Wednesday, as NOAA anticipates a \u201cminor\u201d or greater geomagnetic storm caused by high-speed winds from a cooler area on the sun\u2019s surface, according to the agency\u2019s three-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-forecast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-forecast\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/3-day-forecast\" aria-label=\"forecast\">forecast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Electrons from geomagnetic storms and solar winds collide with oxygen and nitrogen in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, causing them to become \u201cexcited\u201d before releasing energy in the form of colorful, swirling lights, according to NOAA.<\/p>\n<p>Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible On Tuesday?<\/p>\n<p>Most of Canada and Alaska will have an opportunity to observe the aurora borealis, and a lesser, yet still possible chance is forecast in parts of Wyoming, North Dakota and northern Minnesota. (See view line below.)<\/p>\n<p>Read More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline More than a dozen states might have a chance to see the northern lights this week, as&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[1102,8248,117740,8250,111,139,8247,8249,69,147,392],"class_list":{"0":"post-187155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-aurora","9":"tag-aurora-borealis","10":"tag-aurora-borealis-forecast","11":"tag-aurora-forecast","12":"tag-new-zealand","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-northern-lights","15":"tag-northern-lights-forecast","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-science","18":"tag-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}