Northern lights could be visible in Metro Detroit this weekend

(CBS DETROIT) - The northern lights may be visible in Michigan for the next few nights.

Friday night and Saturday night appear to be the best chances to catch the lights. However, seeing the lights within the metro area is difficult due to light pollution.

However, the northern lights were visible in May throughout the Metro Detroit area and down to the Gulf of Mexico due to a significant geomagnetic storm.

The Space Weather Prediction Center currently has us under a G3 Geomagnetic Storm Watch due to two specific Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) events over the past two days.

In May, we reached G5 strength, and in September , we reached G4, leading to broad visibility of the northern lights.

Our forecast for now is clear on both nights, so stay with the NEXT Weather team for updates.