Can I see the northern lights tonight? What to know about the forecast for western Washington

The northern lights could be visible in western Washington from Wednesday night into early Thursday due to a strong geomagnetic storm.

SEATTLE — The northern lights could be visible in western Washington Wednesday night into early Thursday morning with a strong geomagnetic storm on track to interact with Earth’s magnetic field. 

A G3 Watch was issued due to the arrival of multiple coronal mass injections that left the sun, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. Geomagnetic storm ratings are from G1 to G5 with G1 being a weaker storm and G5 being the strongest.

KING 5 Meteorologist Adam Claibon said the forecast shows

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