Northern lights in Minnesota: Oct. 10, 2024
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
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Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
Minnesota saw a beautiful northern lights show on Thursday night thanks to a geomagnetic storm that will continue on Friday.
Many Minnesotans were treated to a magnificent showcase of the northern lights on Sunday and overnight Monday.
The northern lights could dazzle millions of Americans in some northern states this weekend.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
Minnesotans might have a chance to see the northern lights this week. Thursday looks to be the greatest chance in the latest forecast.
Many Minnesotans saw the northern lights and a meteor shower on Sunday night. NEXT Weather meteorologist Lisa Meadows shares some of your incredible images, and the chances of seeing anything on Monday evening.
Minnesotans, consider this your aurora borealis alert. The northern lights could potentially light up the sky early this week, but there's still uncertainty in the forecast.
Meteorologist Lisa Meadows has the latest on the possibility of northern lights, or the aurora borealis, in Minnesota early this week. The best viewing time, at the latest check, is in the early morning hours Tuesday before sunrise.
From Seattle in the Northwest, to across the world in Spain, and right back in Minnesota, the human collective looked north for a few nights as a massive light show performed for one of its largest audiences ever.
Millions of Americans looked to the night sky and snapped magical photos and videos of the northern lights this past weekend during the momentous geomagnetic storm.
People from the United States and Canada to the United Kingdom, Poland, parts of China and Russia saw the northern lights this weekend.
Minnesotans may be treated to more northern lights this weekend from the strongest solar storm in 20 years.
Minnesotans may be treated to the northern lights for a second straight night on Saturday, but there will be a few more clouds in the sky.
Minnesotans were delighted by an otherworldly light show Friday night that was on a level the state hadn't seen in nearly two decades.
Minnesotans may be treated to more northern lights this weekend from the strongest solar storm our planet has experienced in 20 years.
NOAA said people as far south as Alabama may have seen the northern lights and that the sun could expel the strongest type of solar flares over the next few days.
NOAA space-weather forecasters track coronal holes in an effort to forecast the solar wind, but those holes can interact in unpredictable ways. To make things even more complicated, the sun rotates every 27 days, turning the solar wind into a complex spiral of high and low speeds.
Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak has the latest on a chance to see the northern lights on Thursday night.
After a disappointing Thursday night, some Minnesotans may be able to enjoy the northern lights again late Friday.
Some Minnesotans were lucky enough to see the northern lights in all their glory Monday evening.
Though the northern lights are notoriously hard to predict, experts believe there's a good shot Minnesotans will be able to see them early this week — if weather conditions permit.
If you missed the northern lights where you live, these photos captured the dazzling display.
WCCO NEXT Weather Meteorologist Joseph Dames found out what it takes to fire up an awesome aurora.
WCCO NEXT Weather Meteorologist Joseph Dames found out what it takes to fire up an awesome aurora.
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Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Thursday night due to the arrival of a severe geomagnetic storm.
Minnesotans got a great view of the northern lights Monday night.
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WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer says tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and cool before snow moves in late Wednesday night into Thursday.
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