{"id":105317,"date":"2026-01-20T01:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105317\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T01:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T01:43:11","slug":"severe-geomagnetic-storm-on-monday-could-make-northern-lights-visible-across-much-of-us-including-ny-and-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105317\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Severe&#8217; geomagnetic storm on Monday could make northern lights visible across much of US, including NY and NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A \u201csevere\u201d geomagnetic storm could bring a kaleidoscopic array of colors to night skies across the US on Monday  \u2014 including parts of New York and New Jersey, according to forecasters. <\/p>\n<p>An<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/phenomena\/coronal-mass-ejections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> expulsion of plasma and magnetic fields<\/a> from the sun\u2019s outermost layer, known as a coronal mass ejection, hurled toward Earth on Sunday after a massive X1.9-class solar flare \u2014 reaching our planet by Monday afternoon, according to a\u00a0forecast\u00a0by the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/#slideshow-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storm conditions could make the northern lights visible from New York to Washington state, and as far south as Alabama by Monday night, forecasters said. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38227139\" width=\"531\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/map-shows-northern-lights-sight-119241766.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a map showing the northern lights sight line for January 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-38227139\"  \/>A \u201csevere\u201d geomagnetic storm could bring the northern lights to night skies across the US on Monday night. NOAA<\/p>\n<p>The stunning aurora borealis will be able to be viewed just outside New York City, but is more likely to be visible farther from the city lights in upstate New York. Parts of New Jersey could also see a dazzling display.<\/p>\n<p>The best time to view the light show in the US is between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., and prospective viewers should head to the darkest possible location with clear skies for the highest chances of seeing it. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38227178\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-visible-119241811.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights visible over the New York City skyline.\" class=\"wp-image-38227178\"  \/>The best time to view the light show in the US is between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., and prospective viewers should head to the darkest possible location with clear skies. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The shock wave from the\u00a0CME\u00a0struck Earth at 2:38 p.m. and quickly reached a severe (G4) category geomagnetic storm after its impact, according to NOAA. <\/p>\n<p> G4 storms are capable of disrupting power systems and satellite operations worldwide, forecasters warn. <\/p>\n<p>The northern lights were visible in New York City, including parts of Queens, Mineola, and East Hampton, as recently as November, <a href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/news\/local-news\/the-northern-lights-may-be-visible-in-ny-nj-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Pix11. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A \u201csevere\u201d geomagnetic storm could bring a kaleidoscopic array of colors to night skies across the US on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1632,899,57,9,24,55,54,21615,56,47817,58],"class_list":["post-105317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-earth","tag-extreme-weather","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-northern-lights","tag-ny","tag-solar-flares","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}