ByTy Roush,
Forbes Staff.
Nearly a dozen states in the northern U.S. could have an opportunity to view the northern lights on Friday, though more areas might be able to observe the phenomenon as solar activity may intensify, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NOAA forecast a Kp index of four on a scale of nine for Friday night, indicating the northern lights may be visible as far south as southern Minnesota near Iowa’s northern border.
Friday’s northern lights forecast follows strong geomagnetic storms late Thursday and early Friday, which made the aurora borealis visible in roughly 22 states.
