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You may want to take a peek at the sky after dark Thursday night. 

A severe geomagnetic storm is pummeling Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s

 has issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert. 

 peaks at 9 and is running at 8.3 as of late Thursday afternoon. 

If the storm continues after dark it could be a great aurora show above Minnesota. Auroras are fickle to forecast because the magnetosphere must interact with inbound solar energy in the right way to produce auroras. 

As of this post, auroras are already occurring in much of Europe after dark. So keep an eye out anytime after dark in Minnesota. Best viewing is always away from city lights with a good view of the northern sky.

You may also be able to catch a glimpse of the 

 low in the western sky just after sunset. 

A series of cool fronts will bring freezing temperatures to most of Minnesota by Monday morning. 

Expect widespread frost and freezes early next week!

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A geomagnetic storm watch is in progress. 

Chance for northern lights again Thursday night

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