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Northern Lights Expected to Be Visible Across North East This Weekend - Here's When
A Coronal Mass Ejection will energize particles causing auroras visible across the UK nightly from Jan 2 to 4, marking the first sightings of 2026, Met Office said.
- On Friday , stargazers across the UK may get their first chance of 2026 to see the Northern Lights, with possible sightings through Sunday .
- A Coronal Mass Ejection is expected, Met Office Space Weather says, likely arriving early Saturday and energising charged particles from the sun that excite nitrogen and oxygen to produce auroral colours.
- Met Office Space Weather says the best views could span Scotland to southern parts of Wales, with a slight chance of naked-eye visibility extending to central England if conditions are favourable.
- Forecasts warn the aurora may fade quickly, with near-background conditions expected initially on Friday 2nd January and `By Sunday 4th January the auroral oval is likely to return to background, or near background latitudes`, Met Office Space Weather says.
- The article is brought via an exclusive partnership with USA Today; Friday night will see frequent snow showers but otherwise long clear spells, with a cold, frosty start to Saturday, Met Office says.
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Northern Lights to be visible in UK this weekend for first time in 2026
The Northern Lights are set to be visible across the UK, from Scotland to southern Wales, this weekend (January 2 - 4), according to the Met Office.
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