Aurora Borealis alert from the Met Office as the display could be seen again this evening

The Met Office has issued an alert as the Northern Lights could be seen again across the UK this evening.

The rare phenomenon, also known as the Aurora Borealis, was spotted in the skies above Merseyside and beyond last week. The visibility of the northern lights was increased last Friday due to an “extreme” geomagnetic storm, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

And now the Met Office says we could see the Lights again from Saturday night into Sunday morning (May 18-19). And while weather experts say “significant” sightings are “considered unlikely”, there is a chance the aurora will be visible to the naked eye in parts of northern England and north Wales.

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Part of the Met Office alert says: “There is a small chance that a coronal mass ejection (CME) will catch a glimpse of Earth overnight and allow the aurora to briefly become over parts of northern Scotland where skies are serene. An upgrade to the auroral oval is forecast to occur Monday night (May 20-21) after the predicted arrival of a CME that left the sun late Friday, May 17.

“Following the arrival of the CME, the aurora is likely to become visible (where skies are clear) in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, with a chance that at its peak, aurora views will also be possible from northern England and north Wales until ” god”. eyes'”.

Elsewhere, AuroraWatch UK has issued a “red alert” meaning “auroras (are) likely”. He added: “It is likely that the aurora will be visible to the eye and camera from anywhere in the UK.”

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