Aurora Borealis May 2024 Weather. On friday night as forecasters expect an extreme geomagnetic storm to kick off the weekend. But, experts say, don’t expect power grids and communications to be disrupted much.

The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as a 1000 km away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right. Widespread auroras are possible across most of canada and a large swath of the u.s.