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The Northern Lights may dazzle skies across the UK tonight following sightings in parts of the country overnight, the Met Office said.

The forecaster has issued a space weather warning for the lights, also known as the aurora borealis. It says aurora displays will be visible across parts of the UK on Wednesday night (November 12) and into Thursday morning.

Vibrant displays are set to be possible again in the north of the country, with a chance of seeing the lights further south across England and Wales, although cloud cover may impact visibility.

In its space weather forecast, the Met Office warned of both 'extreme' and 'severe' geomagnetic storms . It issued a notification of a 'severe' G5 storm from 12pm on Wednesday until 11.59pm on Thursday (November 13).

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