Northern lights in the skies tonight – Met Office reveals where and when you can see it


The Met Office shared exact places where you can spot the magnificent Northern lights tonight in Britain.

According to weather experts, the ethereal phenomenon could be spotted in the far north of Scotland, as far south as central Wales and England on Sunday night.

The Met Office stated: “Look to the northern horizon tonight and you could see the aurora.

“Best chances for Scotland, though it could be possible as far south as central Wales and England

“Eastern areas will have the clearest skies.”

The northern lights (also known as aurora borealis) appear as large areas of colour including pale green, pink, shades of red, yellow, blue and violet in the direction due north.

During a weak aurora, the colours are very faint and spread out whereas an intense aurora features greater numbers of and brighter colours which can be seen higher in the sky with a distinct arc.

It lights occur as a consequence of solar activity and result from collisions of charged particles in the solar wind colliding with molecules in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.

Predominantly the northern lights are best witnessed in Scotland, North England, North Wales and Northern Ireland.

The lights were also seen lighting the sky on Saturday as well from Orkney and Donegal to parts of southern England including Stonehenge.

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