Auroras are best viewed with clear skies away from prominent light sources. In other words, if you’re trying to catch the Earth’s natural light show, it’s best to do so away from the New Year’s Eve artificial light shows. Catch you all in 2025 for another dynamic year under the auspices of our explosive star.

Once they arrive, they may spark colorful auroras Monday and Tuesday nights in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. Parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa and New York may also get a piece of the view.

NASA reports that thanks to Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere, residents are not directly harmed by any of these storms. Instead, they can witness solar flares and northern lights, as is expected in this case. According to the NOAA, solar storms of this scale are predicted to bring an aurora that "will become quite bright and active."