{"id":488192,"date":"2026-03-21T20:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488192\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T20:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:40:12","slug":"northern-lights-are-set-to-reappear-over-britain-tonight-after-they-were-spotted-as-far-south-as-norfolk-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/488192\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Lights are set to reappear over Britain tonight after they were spotted as far south as Norfolk on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have YOU seen the Northern Lights? Send your pictures to joe.rossiter@dailymail.co.uk\u00a0<\/p>\n

By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 07:22 EDT, 21 March 2026 | Updated: 08:46 EDT, 21 March 2026 <\/p>\n

Brits could see the Northern Lights for the second night in a row on Saturday evening.<\/a><\/p>\n

Known as the Aurora Borealis<\/a>, the bright colours were visible from as far south as Norfolk on Friday evening after a strong storm.<\/p>\n

The lights reached the UK after higher solar activity which sent energy towards Earth – it interacted with our atmosphere to produce the stunning colours in the skies.<\/p>\n

As activity remains high on Saturday evening<\/a>, it is possible the Northern Lights could be seen again.<\/p>\n

On Friday night a strong geomagnetic storm caused by a coronal mass ejection – waves of charged particles which erupt from the sun’s surface – brought the Northern Lights to the UK.<\/a><\/p>\n

As the particles approach Earth they interact with gases in the atmosphere – oxygen atoms produce a green colour while nitrogen lights up as red, blue and pink.<\/p>\n

During stronger storms like Friday night’s, the Aurora is visible further south across the country.<\/p>\n

Friday also marked the spring equinox, during which time the Northern Lights can appear stronger because the Earth’s magnetic field is aligned with the incoming solar winds.<\/p>\n

\"Photographers <\/p>\n

Photographers and stargazers watched the Northern Lights in Northumberland on Friday<\/p>\n

\"Bright <\/p>\n

Bright green light could be seen over the area’s Bamburgh lighthouse<\/p>\n

\"While <\/p>\n

While oxygen atoms produce a green colour in the atmosphere, nitrogen atoms produce a red, blue and pink hue, as seen over Northumberland<\/p>\n

\"The\u00a0Aurora <\/p>\n

The\u00a0Aurora Borealis were also visible elsewhere in Europe, seen here in Tallinn, Estonia<\/p>\n

Forecasters at the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre said the phenomenon could be seen again on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

They told BBC News ‘geomagnetic activity is expected to remain\u2026 with a chance of reaching a strong storm’.<\/p>\n

While there is a small chance of the Aurora being seen in southern England, it is more likely to be seen across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern areas of England and Wales.<\/p>\n

Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to be cloudy for parts of Saturday evening but other areas are likely to have a clearer view.<\/p>\n

Geomagnetic storms and solar flares are safe – Earth’s atmosphere protects humans from the radiation –<\/a> but they can interfere with technology.<\/p>\n

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