The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a strong geomagnetic storm may cause an unusually bright northern lights display Monday night.

NOAA's forecast issued Monday predicted the aurora could be visible as low as New York, including most of New Hampshire. Tomorrow, on New Year's Eve, the forecast shows the aurora viewline reaching as low as the northern tip of New Hampshire.

“The aurora may become visible over many of the northern states and some of the lower Midwest to Oregon,” the SWPC said. The northern lights may be visible in Wisconsin Monday and Tuesday night, according to the SWPC's forecast. Monday's forecast has a Kp index of six, meaning the lights could be “ quite bright and active ,” per the NOAA.

A geomagnetic storm may make aurora borealis visible across the northern U.S. on New Year's Eve, with potential disruptions to power and communications.

The sun expelled a burst of plasma Sunday that’s hurtling toward Earth and is expected to arrive sometime Monday.

Solar storms are expected to bring northern lights to several northern U.S. states just in time for the new year, with the best chance of viewing them in the early morning hours on Tuesday.

NOAA issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning — it was the strongest storm in more than two decades, producing light displays across the Northern Hemisphere. And i

The NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center says a solar storm could bring the Northern Lights to the Lower Hudson Valley on New Year's Eve. But with a high chance of rain in the evening, the possibility of seeing the phenomenon could be rare.