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Spectacular Northern Lights Expected Across Britain This Saturday

3/22/2026

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Britain will see another Northern Lights display on Saturday night, with sightings as far south as Norfolk.
The display results from severe geomagnetic storms caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun, pushing the aurora belt southward.
The Met Office says the lights will be most visible in Scotland and may appear in northern England if skies are clear, and they will be visible until midnight on Saturday.

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Britain will see another Northern Lights display on Saturday night, with sightings as far south as Norfolk.
The display results from severe geomagnetic storms caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun, pushing the aurora belt southward.
The Met Office says the lights will be most visible in Scotland and may appear in northern England if skies are clear, and they will be visible until midnight on Saturday.