Northern Lights could be more common in next few weeks, including tonight

There was a fabulous northern lights show last night across Michigan and the northern half of the U.S. Could it happen again tonight? Why are northern lights more common at this time of year?

Last night the northern lights were visible as far south as Colorado. Here in Michigan we had a decent northern lights show. I watched the northern lights near the Traverse City area around 10 p.m.

While the strength of the magnetic field producing northern lights is forecast to be a touch weaker tonight, the forecast of the force isn’t often a great forecast. In other words, sometimes a stronger force comes as a surprise. That’s what makes seeing the northern lights so elusive.

The current situation doesn’t warrant jumping in your car in southern Michigan and heading north to dark skies. The curre