Northern Lights may be putting on a show over the weekend for the northern areas of the country. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for the northern hemisphere for October 3rd through the 5th.

A spate of solar activity means that the northern lights may be visible as far south as Oregon, Nebraska and Pennsylvania this weekend.

Forecasters anticipate a “strong” geomagnetic storm on Friday, ranked a 3 out of 5 on the severity scale from the Space Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic

After an intense solar flare, residents in northern U.S. states may get the rare chance to view the northern lights under clear skies, and capture the event on camera.

Investors braced for a key monthly jobs report, with the Middle East crisis and a return to work at US ports also in high focus. Meanwhile, reports continue to surface that the Raiders are actively shopping Adams on the trade market.

Solar storms may cause faint northern lights across fringes of the northern United States over the weekend as forecasters monitor for possible disruptions to power and communications. The sun’s magnetic field is at the peak of its 11-year cycle,