Northern Lights expected to be visible in Ireland tonight

On Friday and Saturday, a rare and intense solar storm will hit Earth, meaning – according to Met Éireann – that there is a “good chance” of seeing the aurora borealis from Ireland tonight “especially in the northern half of the country”.

However, he also cautioned: “Fog could cause issues for some and more cloud tomorrow night could block the view.Chances of seeing Northern Lights tonight and tomorrow night remain high but fog could cause issues for some and more cloud tomorrow night could block the view. The risk of power outages is very low here despite what some clickbait posts might say.CMEs send out electrically charged particles which become trapped in by the Earth’s magnetic field.

The upcoming solar event is set to be one of the most significant in years with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center classifying it as a level G4 event.

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