The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares, with the nights of Saturday, Jan. 4 and Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, potentially featuring aurora in northern and Midwest U.S. states.

The northern lights have been no stranger to Iowa in 2024. See what the aurora borealis forecast says for Iowa tonight.

Ohioans might be celebrating New Year's Eve with the northern lights after seeing them in May and October. See the aurora borealis forecast map.

There's going to be yet another chance to see the Northern Lights in Maine tonight. There have been viewing opportunities all week after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert Sunday night that the aurora borealis may be visible at high latitudes on Dec.

That same activity can lead to aurorae, however, such as the northern and southern lights. This time around that meant that the northern lights could be seen at relatively low latitudes, including as far south as the midwest.

There's a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year.