Northern Lights May Be Visible In CA Tonight: Report

CALIFORNIA — Californians may have another chance at seeing the northern lights Monday night, due to a solar flare-up, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.

The solar storm is the result of a coronal mass ejection, which happens when solar material and magnetic fields erupt, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The aurora borealis is powered by magnetic storms, which are triggered by solar activities such as flares.

Due to this flare, the aurora borealis will be visible late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning over many northern states and parts of the lower Midwest, according to NOAA predictions.

The geomagnetic storm may reach a G3 rating, according to NOAA. Storms with a G3 rating are considered "strong" and can extend the visibility of auroras, according to NOAA.

The flare, according to the report, comes from the same active sunspot that generated the northern lights in much of the United States in November.

“As billions of charged particles collide with Earth's magnetic field, these collisions produce lights and, depending on the molecules and location in the atmosphere, can produce green, blue, or even red aurora lights," Accuweather experts explained.

Last month, the Northern Lights were even visible in Southern California.

The Northern Lights were also visible in the Bay Area back in June, making 2025 a banner year for the phenomenon, which can't often be seen in the Golden State.

Back then, scientists marveled that there were two coronal mass ejections so close together in 2024 and 2025.

“The fact that we’ve had a similar incident two years in a row — that’s exceptionally unusual,” Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Gerald McKeegan told SFGATE.

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Patch Staffer Ashley Ludwig contributed to this report.