A moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights displays to U.S. states further south than usual, forecasts show. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a storm watch for a G2 geomagnetic storm due to a coronal mass ejection expected to begin Wednesday at 8 p.

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies over the coming days as several incoming coronal mass ejections could spark favorable conditions for widespread northern lights displays.

An eruption on the sun over the weekend means people further south than normal might get a chance to see the northern lights Wednesday and Thursday night. Even though solar cycle 25 is in its declining phase,

The sun released a strong solar flare Monday, setting up a geomagnetic storm watch for Wednesday evening — and chance for northern lights.

A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued that could bring the northern lights to skies over Cochrane as early as tonight. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a G2, or moderate,