Colorado weather: Severe geomagnetic storms, possible aurora borealis sightings

Bands of northern lights are reflected in the water at Chena Lake Outdoor Recreation Area near North Pole, Alaska. Severe solar storms and sun flares buffeting Earth this weekend could bring the northern lights to Colorado, space weather forecasters said Friday.At least five coronal mass ejections — pulses of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun — are headed to Earth this weekend, space weather officials said.

G4 storms are rare, weather officials said. When abnormally strong geomagnetic storms occur, bright northern lights will be visible at unusually low latitudes., CMEs create currents in Earth’s magnetic fields that send particles to the North and South Poles. When those particles interact with oxygen and nitrogen, they can create auroras.

The lights are best viewed away from the city, in areas where minimal light pollution creates the darkest possible conditions.throughout Colorado’s Front Range — and snow storms projected for the mountains — could mean the skies will be too cloudy to see the lights,More solar storms — and accompanying northern lights — will be possible as Solar Cycle 25 reaches its peak by October of this year,

Douglas County High School moves graduation from Air Force Academy after concerns over shutting out undocumented familiesWhere are Denver’s worst parking lots? Here are the city’s biggest offenders — and a few in the suburbs, too.

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

NOAA warns of possible severe geomagnetic storms this weekendThe NOAA has issued a warning about possible severe geomagnetic storms hitting Earth this weekend due to CMEs and solar eruptions.
Source: BGR - 🏆 234. / 63 Read more »

NOAA: Geomagnetic storm could impact infrastructure, communications, navigation, more FridayA geomagnetic storm can potentially disrupt communications, electric power grids, navigation, and radio and satellite operations, according to NOAA.
Source: FCN2go - 🏆 523. / 51 Read more »

Colorado's first severe storm threat: Here's what we're trackingOne more day in the mid 70s for Denver as clouds and rain develops late Thursday.
Source: 9NEWS - 🏆 238. / 63 Read more »

Colorado weather in May: A month of extremes as severe weather season begins in earnestRobert Garrison is a Colorado native who grew up in Montrose and attended Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. He is an AP award-winning journalist who joined Denver7 in August 2016 after working for several other stations across Colorado and Oklahoma over the past decade.
Source: DenverChannel - 🏆 239. / 63 Read more »

PHOTOS: Hail damage, overturned semi-trucks seen across North Texas as severe storms swept through FridayThere haven't been any reports of injuries at this time.
Source: wfaa - 🏆 543. / 51 Read more »

Severe weather timeline shows rounds of severe weather threats in Chicago areaThe Chicago area will be at risk of severe weather on both Tuesday and Wednesday, with all manner of threats possible in the region.
Source: nbcchicago - 🏆 545. / 51 Read more »