The northern lights could also be visible Tuesday night in parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Alaska. The weather could be an asset to Oregon aurora spotters. The sky is expected to be clear near the border on Tuesday night.

The northern lights have been increasingly visible to more people in the U.S. since October 2024, when NASA and NOAA said activity on the sun’s surface achieved

A NASA astronaut on the International Space Station was recently surprised by beautiful Northern Lights while trying to photograph active storms on Earth.