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Strong chance of Northern Lights tonight across Minnesota

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The northern lights danced over Boulder Lake north of Duluth in March.
Derek Montgomery | For MPR News

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The Space Weather Prediction Center is predicting a strong possibility of Northern Lights tonight with a peak between 3 a.m. and dawn.

A strong geomagnetic storm was detected earlier today on the sun, rated at G2 to G3 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration geomagnetic storms scale. The scale rates solar storms from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).

Northern Lights are more likely to occur at lower latitudes with strong geomagnetic storms.

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The northern lights dance Tuesday, March 17, 2015 over Boulder Lake north of Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery | For MPR News
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Northern lights over Brighton Beach in Duluth
Starting Monday afternoon and lasting well into Tuesday morning, a strong geomagnetic storm hit Earth and resulted in a dazzling display of northern lights that was visible much further south than average. Here, the northern lights pulse and race across the sky Tuesday, June 23, 2015 over Brighton Beach in Duluth, Minn.
Derek Montgomery for MPR News
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The northern lights glow over a tree line just north of the Silver Creek cliff Sunday, September 27, 2014 near Two Harbors, Minn.
Derek Montgomery | For MPR News