With Office it has revealed which parts of the UK might be lucky to see the Northern Lights tonight.
Those who live in the distant north of Scotland can catch a glimpse of the Aurora Borealis tonight.
Stephen Dixon of the Office said that 'there is a chance' the lights will be visible tonight because of a solar wind that connects with the earth.
He added: “There is a possibility of further potential observations on Sunday evening in the north of Scotland, although there is currently some uncertainty about it and the further cloud could cover the viewing potential.”
The Northern Lights is caused by a 'severe' geomagnetic storm – a major disturbance of the magnetosphere of the earth, the area around the earth governed by the magnetic field of the planet.
This disruption is activated when a violent stream of charged particles released from the outer atmospheric layer of the sun is directed to us.
Meteorologist Zoe Hutin van With Office said that the movement of Sun Winds around the sun is currently leading to the 'improved possibility of an observation'.
The Northern Lights could be seen tonight over Noord -Scotland, it said with Office
October 2024 shown: The Northern Lights Visible about a Groyne on the beach in Portobello near Edinburgh
The sun has now entered into its period of the greatest activity, which means that British can see more colorful displays of the Aurora Borealis until the middle of the year.
The sun goes through an 11-year-old solar cycle, with periods of intense activity followed by a silent phase.
During his active Bursts, also known as a maximum for solar energy, the sun publishes charged particles that travel through space at speeds of about a million miles per hour.
Some particles are caught by the magnetic field of the earth and collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms and molecules in the atmosphere.
These atoms and molecules then throw off the energy that they obtained from the collision, whereby light on different wavelengths emits to create colorful displays in the night sky.
According to NASA, oxygen radiates a greenish yellow light – which is the most famous color of the aurora – or a red light, while nitrogen generally releases a blue light.
The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.
The best way to catch the display is to find a dark place, away from light pollution such as street lighting and ideally a cloud -free sky.
There is also a chance that the Aurora Borealis phenomenon can be visible further south
The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights above Derwentwater, near Keswick in Cumbria
Jedburgh Abbey depicted with the colors of the Northern Lights above
Some of the best Aurora spots around the United Kingdom are in areas of high height (closer to the magnetosphere) and away from cities that pollute the air with artificial light.
There is a reaction called nuclear fusion that occurs continuously deep in the core of the sun, “Dr. Amoré Elsje from, an applied geomagnetic researcher at Sansa Space Science, in a new piece for the conversation.
“This generates huge amounts of energy.
“A part of the energy is released as light (sunlight), some as radiation (solar flares), and some as charged particles.”
The Office Van With added that a rain showers will go south on the country on Monday after a sunny spell this weekend.
They said: 'By Tuesday we start to see the temperatures fall to below average in the UK.
“National spots in Scotland could see -4 ° C on Tuesday evening, with maximum temperatures during the day typically between 5-8 ° C.”
