Northern lights to reappear over US tonight — here’s where

We could witness a cosmic encore.

A geomagnetic storm caused a kaleidoscopic array of colors to illuminate the sky across North America from Wisconsin to Florida on November 11 — and we could see a repeat tonight across multiple states, including New York, should these cosmic conditions persist.

Yesterday’s celestial light show was sparked by coronal mass ejections — an expulsion of plasma and magnetic fields from our solar star’s outermost layer — that burst forth from the sun on Nov 9 and 10.

This event propelled storm levels in the atmosphere to staggering G4 – severe – levels at 8:20 p.m. EST on Nov. 11, with conditions projected to continue into the night, according to Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado.

Photos of the Nov 11 displays lit up social media with people posting pics from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Minnesota.

“Northern lights visible from Florida’s Space Coast!!!” exclaimed one stargazer along with pics of palm trees silhouetted against the luminous phenomenon.

Many posters even shared pics snapped from airplanes of them flying over the shimmering light display.

Fortunately, this could be just the tip of the iceberg. A solar flare, which is believed to be the most powerful and energetic of all three CMEs, is projected to arrive around midday on Wednesday, November 12.

While this could cause disruptions to satellites, GPS systems and even the power grid, the storm could also trigger a repeat of the dazzling light show, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

According to the model, the celestial fireworks display could potentially be visible in approximately 21 states, including Washington, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, Fox Weather reported.

Of course, viewing conditions in NYC could be marred by ever-present light pollution, CBS reported.

They could also appear as far south as California and Alabama, although this is predicated upon the orientation of Earth’s Magnetic Field.

In general, the further North people go, the more likely it is to glimpse and aurora while the optimal viewing window is between 10pm and 2am.