Northern Lights Forecast to Light Up the Night Sky tonight

You might want to look up at the sky tonight (Thursday 12th September) after dark as the northern lights are forecast to be visible across large parts of the UK overnight following a solar flare hitting the earths magnetic field earlier today.

For those who hope to catch the Aurora, tonight is set to be ideal conditions to watch with clear skies forecast for the area.

The Weekend is set to offer further chances to see more auroras after the Sun early on Thursday morning (Sept. 12), blasted off another X-class solar flares expected to arrive on Saturday.