This is a picture of the northern lights last night in Norway
The other day a sunspot on the sun set off a solar flare-the strongest in several years. Its tough to explain, but it creates a geomagnetic storm to hit the light and race towards earth. That creates the Auroras first around the pole, and we will have a chance Tomorrow night at around 10. The only problem may be the clouds around and the full moon- and also you will need to be away from the city lights. Also, it is almost impossible to predict at this latitude if it will actually occur or not, but there is a higher chance than most nights. Personally, I have seen the northern lights twice-once at Farm School in Central MA, and the other in Iceland a few years back.
Peak Wind Gusts: Monday night/Tue
Worcester, MA: 58 MPH
Quincy: 56
Barnstable: 54
Blue Hill: 50
Logan: 47
Boston, MA forecast:
Tonight: Clear and frigid. Lows near 14 in Boston, 10 in JP and close to 0 in the coldest towns.
Wednesday: Sunshine will slowly fade behind increasing high clouds through the day. High 40. SW wind of 10-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH.
Wednesday night: A mix of of moonshine and clouds, and a little breezy in the evening. Lows in the upper 20's. Dress warmly to head to Larz Anderson to see the northern lights if they occur around 10PM.
Thursday: A mix of sun and clouds and warmer. Highs around 50.
Friday: Increasing clouds with highs in the mid 50's!
Saturday: Cold and windy behind the cold front. Highs around 30.
wow, i had no idea. we'll take a look tomorrow night
ReplyDeleteCool northern lights photo! I saw them, but not as bright, once in Norway above the arctic circle, and once in Alaska - both times it was late summer and really late, around 2-3am, because it didn't get dark until nearly midnight.
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