Get ready, aurora chasers: The northern lights may put on a good show across parts of the U.S. tonight as a high-speed solar wind stream is forecast to slam into Earth's magnetic field.

Forecasters at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) predict possible minor (G1) geomagnetic storm conditions for Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 (starting in the early hours of Oct. 28), with a chance of stronger moderate (G2) storming if conditions intensify. The U.K. Met Office echoes this forecast, predicting that auroras could dip into latitudes around Scotland or the northern U.S., depending on the timing and strength of the incoming solar wind.

A combination of fast solar wind from a large Earth-facing coronal hole and possible influence from a weak coronal mass ejection (CME) that left the sun on Oct.

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