MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minnesota residents may have a chance to see the Northern Lights in the coming days, as NOAA issued a rare "severe" geomagnetic storm watch.

Northern Lights possible

What we know:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storm watch for the evening of Nov. 11, a rare G4 (severe) watch for Nov. 12, and a G3 (strong) watch for Nov. 13.

"Watches at this level are very rare; still, this is the fourth G4 Watch issued so far this solar cycle," NOAA explained in a post on X .

Geomagnetic storms are what fuel the aurora and G5 is the strongest level of storm. While NOAA has not specified the peak hours for that latest round of watches, it noted the aurora may be visible over

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