Wisconsin May Get A Glimpse Of The Northern Lights This Week

WISCONSIN — You may want to take a peek toward the sky this week if you're in Wisconsin. As a geomagnetic storm makes its way toward the earth, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecasted conditions that are apparently conducive to viewing the northern lights from various parts of the U.S.

A coronal mass ejection from the sun that happened Monday could bring a moderate-ranked geomagnetic storm around Thursday, the NOAA forecast shows, with Kp indexes up to 6, according to one report from Forbes.com.

The best chance for Wisconsinites to see the aurora is if they keep their eyes on the sky Thursday around midnight, which is when forecasts have shown as the highest chance of the geomagnetic storm to hit the earth. Much of Wisconsin lies within a Kp index forecast between 5 and 7, a report by Soft Serve News shows.

As NOAA measures geomagnetic activity levels that are produced by the solar flare, Wisconsin's forecasted levels show there is a good chance for the state to see the lights.

Weather forecasts do slate rain and snow as a possibility on Thursday in parts of Wisconsin, which could hamper the state's chances of spotting the northern lights, but accumulation is not expected.