California Northern Lights Forecast: Will you be able to see the Northern Lights?
SMARTPHONE CAMERA. Dirk, were you able to see them last night? I WAS ABLE TO SEE THROUGH MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS IN IDAHO AND SOME NORTHERN UTAH. We were actually face-to-face and she was pulling the video and showing us the footage, doing it live with her family. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE TO DO THAT, BUT FOR NOW, WHAT WE’RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT IS THE AURORA HERE, BUT WE’RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER FLASH THAT’S GOING TO COME AND DRIVE THIS AURORA TO LOWER LATITUDES AS OUR PASSAGE. AT NIGHT TONIGHT. So again, as we get to that time, we’re looking at rush hour tonight where we might see more. YES, WE COULD SEE SOME IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW, THE LINE OF VISIBILITY IS ENTERING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT AGAIN, LIKE LAST NIGHT, THAT’S WHERE WE EXPECTED IT LAST NIGHT. AND HE CAME MUCH FURTHER SOUTH THAN WE EXPECTED. And so yes, it was a big explosion last night. And so tonight, if you want to see him, put yourself in a dark place. IT’S THE THING TO DO. YOU WANT TO BE IN A DARK AREA AND YOU WANT TO GET OUT THERE IN TIME. It is more than likely that it will peak before midnight tonight. So go out and see what you can see. NOW, TOMORROW EVENING THE FORECAST WILL BE MUCH LESS DEAD. AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE IS THAT IT’S GOING TO WEAKEN. But it was the most spectacular display I have ever experienced here. HE CROSSED THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE, AT LEAST IN MY LIFE. So let’s go. CURRENT CONDITIONS. CLEAR SKY ABOVE AS WE LOOK ACROSS SACRAMENTO. IT’S JUST A BEAUTIFUL DAY 93 DEGREES CURRENTLY IN SACRAMENTO, 91 IN STOCKTON, 91 MODESTO AND 66 DEGREES CURRENTLY IN LAKE TAHOE. TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE WARMER IN THE MOUNTAIN. FIVE DEGREES MORE IN A TRUCK. IN LAKE TAHOE, TEMPERATURES EVERYWHERE ONE DEGREE TO THREE DEGREES WARMER IN THE VALLEY. But where we’re getting cold feet, look at San Francisco. WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? WHY ARE THINGS SO MUCH COOLER? Well, the marine layer is back. THE LIGHT CLOUD COVER, THIS COOL AIR, AND THIS IS AFFECTING NOT ONLY SAN FRANCISCO BUT SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY. So if you head towards the coast, you’re going to run into this low cloud cover. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE GETTING THE COOLING EFFECTS AS THE DELTA BREEZE BEGINS TO BREAKING INTO THE VALLEY. SO WE HAVE THAT TO ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO. THIS WILL BE THE CASE OVER THE NEXT DAYS. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING. THE MARINE LAYER IS RISING. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT HAS KEPT OUR TEMPERATURES LOW IS NOW MOVING OUT OF OUR AREA AND BEYOND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IS LIGHT CLOUD COVER. WE MAY SEE SOME CLOUD COVERAGE IN THE MORNING, MOVING ACROSS THE DELTA AND INTO SACRAMENTO COUNTY. AND AS WE HAVE PAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, WE MAY SEE A FEW CLOUDS FORMING OVER THE SIERRA AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS THAT COULD OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN RIDGE OF THE COUNTY Mostly alpine. IF SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE. AND THEN MONDAY MORNING, MORE LOW CLOUDS COULD BLOW IN. AND THEN A GREATER CHANCE OF STORMS REAPPEARING IN THE MOUNTAINS, MAINLY SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE. HOW WE RECEIVE THIS ACTIVITY. BUT WE MIGHT SEE A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN, AND THEN TUESDAY MORNING, LIGHTER CLOUD COVER COULD AFFECT. So we’ll look at this model last. NOW THE AFTERNOON WILL WARM UP TO THE 70S FOR TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE IN THE MID 70S AND POLLOCK PINES, ALONG WITH ARNOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S FOR QUINCY, GRASS VALLEY 7980, AT PLACERVILLE, 83 IN JACKSON, AND 82 DEGREES AND SONORA, AND THE ANGELS CAMP FOR THE BAY, CONCORD 8565 DEGREES IN SAN FRANCISCO. THIS IS THE MARINE LAYER. WHAT THIS DOES FOR YOU. TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S, STILL LOW 90S FROM LODI TO TURLOCK 91, TO MANTECA AND TRACY AND ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. WE’RE ALSO LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES GOING INTO THE LOWER 90S. YUBA CITY 91 WOODLAN ALSO 9191, IN SACRAMENTO AND DAVIS. YOUR SIERRA FORECAST SHOWS WE COULD SEE A SHOWER ON MONDAY. MOST OF THEM IS IN THE UPPER ALTITUDES, BUT THEN WE WILL STAY DRY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. And your seven-day forecast for Mother’s Day in the Valley is looking hot, but we’ll cool off a little on Monday, and then we can warm you up.
California Northern Lights Forecast: Will you be able to see the Northern Lights?
Parts of the country, including Northern California, saw northern lights Friday evening due to a severe solar storm. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) said it observed at least five coronal mass ejections, which meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn describes as sunspot formation. so much energy that they explode into space and release charged particles. These ejections could trigger the colorful auroras in the sky. Verdoorn said the aurora could be visible to some in Northern California Saturday evening. Much of the state likely won’t be able to see the lights. However, those along the Oregon border have the best chance of seeing the aurora in the sky. How serious is the solar storm affecting the Northern Lights? The SWPC said the solar flares are strong enough for the center to issue a “severe” advisory. (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Monitoring”, the first since January 2005. Geomagnetic storms are rated from 1 to 5. Verdoorn said the sun has been active lately with several sunspots on its surface. Sunspots are areas of magnetic activity on the surface of the sun, which can build up energy to the point that coronal mass ejections occur Although this is not unusual, when the explosions are directed toward Earth, the chances of seeing. auroras increase. The last “extreme”, or G5, solar storm occurred on Halloween 2003, the SWPC said. This solar flare caused blackouts in Sweden and damaged power transformers in South Africa. Can parts of California perhaps see the Northern Lights Sunspot cluster 3664, which is 16 times the diameter of our entire planet, is the source of the five solar flares triggering mass ejections on the eve of the geomagnetic storms. It is these ejections that cause auroras to appear in lower latitudes across the country, potentially including the northernmost part of California. See more coverage of California’s top stories here | Download our app.
Parts of the country, including Northern California, saw northern lights Friday evening due to a severe solar storm.
The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) said it had observed at least five coronal mass ejections, which meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn describes as when sunspots accumulate so much energy that they explode in space and release charged particles .
These ejections could trigger the colorful auroras in the sky.
Verdoorn said the aurora could be visible to some in Northern California Saturday evening.
Much of the state likely won’t be able to see the lights. However, those who live along the Oregon border have the best chance of being able to see the aurora in the sky.
How serious is the solar storm affecting the Northern Lights?
The SWPC said the solar flares are strong enough for the center to issue a “severe geomagnetic storm watch (G4), the first since January 2005. Geomagnetic storms are ranked 1 to 5.
Verdoorn said the sun has been active lately with several sunspots on its surface. Sunspots are areas of magnetic activity on the surface of the Sun, which can accumulate energy to the point that coronal mass ejections occur.
Although not unusual, when the explosions are directed toward Earth, the chances of seeing auroras increase.
The last “extreme,” or G5, solar storm occurred on Halloween 2003, the SWPC said. This solar flare activity caused outages in Sweden and damaged power transformers in South Africa.
Why can parts of California see the Northern Lights?
Sunspot cluster 3664, which is 16 times the diameter of our entire planet, is the source of the five coronal mass ejections triggering geomagnetic storm monitoring. It is these ejections that cause auroras to appear in lower latitudes across the country, potentially including the northernmost part of California.
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