Overview

• NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G2-level geomagnetic storm watch for June 14 following the arrival of a coronal hole high-speed stream.
• Forecasts suggest late Saturday night’s aurora could reach southern edges of the auroral oval, covering northern-tier US states from Washington and Idaho through New York and Maine.
• AuroraWatch UK issued a red alert for June 13 and local photographers reported sightings in Oxfordshire, Breydon Water and Bolton, indicating early activity in British skies.
• Models project a Kp index between 4 and 5.7, making the northern lights most vivid from about 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. under clear, dark skies away from light pollution.
• This surge in auroral displays is driven by the sun’s current solar maximum phase, which is heightening geomagnetic activity and more frequent moderate storms.