NOAA predictions show that the “viewline” for the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, will extend all the way to Idaho’s southern border across most of the state Friday night. That means the lights could be visible on the northern horizon. In North Idaho near the border with Canada, some viewers may see the lights directly overhead.

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar outburst reached Earth on Friday afternoon,

Scientists say the severe storm could disrupt communication systems but also bring beautiful displays of the northern lights this weekend. Geomagnetic storms occur when the sun sends a punch of charged particles and parts of its magnetic field to Earth,