It's a treat when the northern lights show up in the Alberta sky, and they're forecast to appear tonight into early tomorrow morning.

People in several provinces and territories will have a good chance of seeing auroras once again Wednesday night as another solar storm arrive.

The United States weather agency has issued a G4 geomagnetic storm watch alert, implying severe storms expected.

“The sun has a solar cycle that creates a solar maximum and minimum. Right now, we’re coming off a solar maximum, which means over the past few years we’ve seen some incredible northern lights displays across Alberta and across the world,” said Florian.

Residents across Airdrie and much of Alberta were treated to a dazzling northern lights display overnight, as a powerful geomagnetic storm painted the sky in vivid greens, reds, and purples. The U.S.

Eyes to the northern sky overnight on Tuesday, for a chance to spot the Aurora Borealis dancing overhead. Early on Sunday, April 13, the Sun released two massive eruptions into space, one right after the other, with both headed almost directly towards Earth.

The northern lights have a moderate chance of appearing Sunday night for viewers in states along the U.S.-Canada border, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its most recent forecast, meaning viewers could still see the aurora from ...

Skygazers in Edmonton were treated to an incredible display of the northern lights this week and experts say there could be another show tonight. Frank Florian, senior manager of planetarium and space sciences at Telus World of Science in Edmonton,