Over the last year, stargazers have been treated to several displays from the lights known as the Aurora Borealis.
This morning, AuroraWatch UK issued a red alert for the northern lights to be visible in the sky this evening.
Explaining what a red alert means, AuroraWatch UK shares: “It is likely that aurora will be visible by eye and camera from anywhere in the UK.”
Red alert: aurora likely. Issued 2025-06-13 04:57 UTC (05:57 BST) by @aurorawatchuk. #aurora pic.twitter.com/s1cOJH0RL9
— AuroraWatch UK (@aurorawatchuk) June 13, 2025
AuroraWatch UK is a free service that is run by scientists in the Space and Planetary Physics group at Lancaster University’s Department of Physics.
If you want the latest alerts on the Northern Lights, you can find out more via AuroraWatch UK.
How best to see the Northern Lights in the UK
An exact time of when the Aurora Borealis will be visible in the UK has not yet been confirmed.
However, previous displays of the Northern Lights have taken place in the late evening, starting from 11pm onwards, with some in the early hours of the morning.
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What are the Northern Lights?
The Northern Lights are caused by charged particles from the sun hitting gases in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The colours occur due to different gases in the Earth’s atmosphere being energised by the charged particles.
Nitrogen and oxygen are the two most common gases in the atmosphere, with nitrogen emitting purple, blue and pink colours and oxygen emitting green.
