{"id":44128,"date":"2025-11-12T19:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44128\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:21:12","slug":"will-jacksonville-see-northern-lights-again-tonight-heres-the-forecast-from-noaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/44128\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Jacksonville see northern lights again tonight? Here’s the forecast from NOAA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The northern lights put on a rare and stunning display Tuesday night,<\/a> visible from Jacksonville and across much of North America on Nov. 11, caused by a powerful geomagnetic storm.<\/p>\n

Geomagnetic storms occur when a burst of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection, from the sun\u2019s surface interacts with Earth\u2019s atmosphere. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado, the eruption that fueled Tuesday night\u2019s dazzling display left the sun earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

However, the real surprise came Tuesday night when states not originally forecast by NOAA \u2014 including Texas, Colorado, and Florida \u2014 also caught a glimpse of the colorful spectacle.<\/p>\n

“The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as 1000 km away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right,” NOAA’s website says.<\/p>\n

The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a\u00a0Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch<\/a> for Wednesday, Nov. 12, following several large solar eruptions over the past few days. With those conditions in mind, the possibility \u2014 and the question \u2014 remains: could Jacksonville get to see the aurora borealis lights again?<\/a> Here’s what we know.<\/p>\n

More on the aurora borealis: Northern lights spotted in Florida. Here’s where, the scenes. Will they be visible tonight?<\/a><\/p>\n

What are northern lights and what causes them to appear?<\/p>\n

The northern lights, a natural phenomenon formally known as the aurora borealis, can project colorful lights in the night sky because of an interaction between the sun’s plasma and Earth’s magnetic field, according to the\u00a0National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See last night’s aurora lights in Florida Space Coast, Nov. 12, 2025<\/p>\n

First Coast News also shared images<\/a> of the Jacksonville sky during the aurora borealis event last night.<\/p>\n

\"Light<\/p>\n

Light pollution did not stop the northern lights from visiting Florida’s Space Coast on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n

Northern lights surprised states not included in NOAA’s initial forecast, Florida included<\/p>\n

While NOAA’s website anticipates views in only some northern U.S. states, the forecast is only a prediction. On Nov. 11, sky gazers reported seeing the auroras in Texas, Florida, Colorado, Missouri and more areas beyond the forecasted view line for that night. Here are some images captured across the nation.<\/p>\n

Will aurora borealis lights be visible in Jacksonville tonight?<\/p>\n

Forecasting auroras is tricky \u2014 the latest burst from the sun is mostly aimed north and just ahead of Earth\u2019s orbit, and a few earlier eruptions are still influencing how and when this one might arrive.<\/p>\n

Experts at the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC)<\/a> say they\u2019re confident that part of this newest eruption will reach Earth, though the exact timing is still uncertain.<\/p>\n

As always with these events, the intensity of the CME will not be known with better certainty until it arrives 1 million miles from Earth and is observed by the solar wind observatories at that location. It is at that point that any needed Warning decisions can be made by SWPC forecasters.<\/p>\n

For now, SWPC says there\u2019s a solid chance we could see G4-level geomagnetic storm activity once the CME arrives or as it moves past Earth. In other words, the lights might make another appearance \u2014 so keep an eye on the skies and check spaceweather.gov<\/a> for the latest updates and forecasts.<\/p>\n

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch NOAA: Nov. 12, 2025\"Severe<\/p>\n

Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch NOAA<\/p>\n

How to track the geomagnetic storm on Nov. 12, 2025, to see aurora lights<\/p>\n

The “Probability of Aurora” forecasts are updated daily by the SWC and are available here:\u00a0Aurora – 30 Minute Forecast | NOAA \/ NWS Space Weather Prediction Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Contributing Gabe Hauari<\/a>, USA TODAY<\/p>\n

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