Watch live: Northern lights expected to put on a stellar show

The Brief

The northern lights are putting on a show this week and will continue to dazzle the sky tonight.

Forecasters said the vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S., and as far south as Alabama to Northern California.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center forecast, the states with the best chances of seeing the northern lights are Alaska, and the northern states — Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Maine.

NOAA says areas of the northeast, northern Pennsylvania, upstate New York, northern Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire could see the northern lights and in the Midwest, Northern Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio have a chance, as well as northern Nebra