Where you can spot Northern Lights in the UK tonight
You can save an expensive trip to Iceland by spotting the aurora from your doorstep tonight (Picture: Getty Images)
There’s a good chance the Northern Lights will make a surprise appearance across England, Wales and Scotland tonight.
Although today marked the official start of summer, Northern Lights can still crop up.
And tonight is your chance to see them as far south as the Midlands, the Met Office said.
The forecaster said: ‘There’s a chance of seeing the aurora tonight, possibly as far south as the Midland and Wales.
A map shows where the aurora zone is likely tonight in the UK (Picture: Met Office)
‘Most likely though, the Northern Lights will be visible for Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland, where clear skies allow
But that is only if you manage to stay up late enough as the best time appears to be around midnight.
So have your camera ready and eyes to the sky tonight if you want to catch the aurora borealis in action.
This time of year is less common for the Northern Lights to be visible.
There’s a chance of seeing the #aurora tonight, possibly as far south as the Midland and Wales ✨Most likely though, the #northernlights will be visible for Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland, where clear skies allow 👇 pic.twitter.com/KMbsFa4aAB
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