Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies this weekend as northern lights might be possible at mid-latitudes.

A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued through Saturday, June 14. Late Thursday evening, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration increased the warning to a higher severity, communicated as a strong G3 warning, for four hours, then dropped the status back down to a moderate G2 early Friday morning.

ToplineA group of states across the northern U.S. will have a chance to see the northern lights Thursday, with more areas likely to see the phenomenon as some geomagnetic storms are expected later this week,