When To See The Northern Lights In Wisconsin Tonight

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI — The Northern Lights might flash across Wisconsin skies this week. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, a G1 geomagnetic storm will arrive June 26 through June 27, meaning the Aurora Borealis may be visible at high altitudes in the U.S., including in the Badger State.

The best chance to see them is the night of June 27 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

The bright dancing lights of the aurora are actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres.

They are known as 'Aurora borealis' in the north and 'Aurora Australis' in the south.. Auroral displays appear in many colors although pale green and pink are the most common. Shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been reported.

The lights appear in many forms from patches or scattered clouds of light to streamers, arcs, rippling curtains or shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow.

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