INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The northern lights are possible in Indiana and many spots in the mid-latitudes tonight!
A G4 watch is out from the Space Weather Prediction Center, and they are forecasting a peak KP around 8 Sunday night. The level of geomagnetic activity is indicated by the planetary K index or KP.
The KP index ranges from 0 to 9, with a high KP translating to the northern lights being seen the furthest south. It’s also worth noting, Monday night has a current KP forecasted peak of 7 in addition to Sunday night’s chance.
Solar storms in May 2024 and October 2024 both had KP values in the 8 and 9 range. In each of these events, we had many viewers in Indiana get to see the aurora…