Geomagnetic Storm Hitting Earth This Week

It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but geomagnetic storms are not an unusual occurrence. So what is a geomagnetic storm, anyways?

When the sun has a solar eruption, it releases a burst of charged particles called a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). When a CME hits the Earth, it causes a geomagnetic storm that can disrupt everything from power grids to satellites and communication lines.

Despite all the problems a geomagnetic storm can cause, there is one big upside: The increased chance of seeing an aurora.

For the Stateline, we'll only have a slight chance to catch the Northern Lights, but our best chances of seeing an aurora will be overnight Wednesday and Thursday morning, between midnight and dawn. Bundle up if you go to check it out... lows will be around -10° by Thursday morning! -BA