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Possible Northern Lights to kick off February

By Steve Frazier
Published  February 1, 2017 3:36pm CST
Weather
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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(KMSP) - February is here, January is gone, and right on cue the skies clear for yet another favorable Aurora Borealis. Thanks to a recent solar flare, the earth is about to absorb the cosmic energy which will increase the chance of Northern Lights through the weekend.

The highest chance of seeing the Northern Lights is on Wednesday February 1, followed by an active pattern through the weekend.  

Here are a few great websites to get the latest forecasts on Aurora activity:

NOAA space weather prediction center:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-30-minute-forecast

University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical institute:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast

Good luck and send us your pictures if you catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. You can find Fox 9 on Facebook at facebook.com/fox9kmsp, on Twitter @MyFOX9, on Instagram @fox9 and on YouTube at youtube.com/fox9.