Where in the United States can you see the northern lights this weekend?

Here you may find the most recent news updates and breaking stories from India and around the globe.This weekend, a strong geomagnetic storm that reached Earth might provide residents as far south as Alabama and Northern California with a display of the northern lights, according to officials. People in more expansive parts of the map may be able to see the aurora borealis if the weather is right.The storm could produce an amazing light show in the night sky, but it has prompted government forecasters to warn of possible interruptions to satellite operations, the electricity grid, and communications networks."The aurora is really the gift from space weather, if you happen to be in an area where it's dark and cloud free and relatively unpolluted by light," Rob Steenburgh, a space scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, told reporters on Friday morning.Friday night's map of the northern lights The center's map indicates that Friday night, the aurora could be visible over a large portion of the northern United States.

The map's red line indicates the aurora forecast's southern range.For the best chance of seeing the northern lights, locals should evacuate the city, according to the National Weather Service's St. Louis office. On social media, the office posted, "Get away from city lights into a dark, rural surrounding and look north." "Aside from some clouds associated with a passing front, much of the time looks mostly clear."On its website, the forecast center states that one does not have to be right underneath the aurora to see it. Rather, it may be seen from a distance of up to 620 miles.When asked if there was any prospect of a nocturnal spectacle in the San Francisco Bay Area, the weather service office expressed less optimism. The office said, "Probably not, but I'll still look up while walking my dog."