The greatest likelihood of sightings stretches from New York in the east to Washington state in the west, but the view line goes as far south as Wyoming, Nebraska, and Iowa, according to a forecast map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.

Nearly half of the United States could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights on Thursday night into Saturday. Why it matters: It's shaping up to be one of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year,

A considerable number of northern U.S. states have a shot at seeing the northern lights Wednesday night, according to an upgraded forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is predicting auroral activity to increase even further by Thursday.

The Northern Lights are expected to put a show on Nov. 6-7 with the magical light display being visible in 24 states thanks for a solar storm.

There is a chance of seeing the elusive northern lights in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and throughout the northeast tonight. Over the last few days there have been multiple Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from sunspot 4274 on the surface of the sun.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are a beautiful natural phenomenon, but travelers have some common misconceptions about them that can ruin their trip.

Part of Idaho might be able to see the northern lights tonight (Thursday, Nov. 6).