SEATTLE — Western Washington residents, look up!

Northern lights, known as aurora borealis, can be seen in the sky on Tuesday night.

Forecasters have issued a severe and rare G4 geomagnetic storm watch for Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Wednesday, Nov. 12. The alert comes after a coronal mass ejection, an eruption of solar material and magnetic fields from the Sun's surface, was set to hit Earth late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Coronal mass ejections, known as CMEs, usually generate spectacular displays of aurora borealis in northern U.S. states.

According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the geomagnetic activity could impact infrastructure technology and is visible over the northern half of the country.

KING 5 Meteorologist Adam Claibon said the forecast shows partly clear skies toni

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