North lights in Washington can be visible this evening, Sunday

SEATTLE – A powerful solar rash could trigger a severe geomagnetic storm At the beginning of next week, giving the Pacific Northwest a good shot to see Northern Lights.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storm on Sunday evening surveillance to Monday, after a strong coronal mass ejection broke out on Friday evening. The solar plasma burst should reach the earth late on Sunday.

The historical spectacle of the North Lights was 1 year ago

The King 5 weather team monitors the forecasts and the potential to see Aurora. The sky should remain especially clear on Sunday eveninghelping better visualization.

Upon arrival, the storm could cause strong immediate geomagnetic, serious conditions becoming more likely on Monday as the event progresses. The activity of storms should weaken on Tuesday, although minor to moderate conditions can persist.

This could possibly disrupt communications.

Although confidence is high so that the storm reaches the earth, the moment and the force remain uncertain. The NOAA has said that more precise data will be available once the solar material reaches observatories located about 1 million kilometers from the earth.

The potential storm also increases the chances of generalized observations by Aurora Borealis, perhaps extending deep into the continental United States according to the intensity, the clarity of the sky and the light pollution.

Noaa provides for the visibility of dawn during geomagnetic events. The model is continuously updated and predicts a nocturnal dawn between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The forecast cards show where northern lights can be visible on Sunday and Monday evening.

The Aurora is generally visible just after sunset or just before sunrise and can be observed up to 600 miles in favorable conditions.

The NOAA encourages the public to monitor updates through its Website of the Spatial Weather Prediction CenterWhere real -time alerts, 30 -minute forecasts and the new experimental dashboard from the agency offers the latest information.

This Aurora potential occurs about a year after the historical spectacle of Lights Northern illuminated a sky at the bottom 48. During the new monthly astronomy show of King 5 The sky aboveGuest Keith Krumm, Ambassador of the NASA solar system, stressed that this summer has the potential to be as impressive as this May 2024 event.