Buckle up to see Northern Lights in these US states

Have you been waiting for the Northern Lights or auroras? Then your patience might be over as parts of the US and the UK are set to witness the amazing dance of lights.

National Oceanic and Space Administration has announced that the G4 magnetic storm is set to hit Earth on the second-highest scale this weekend.

According to BBC’s Science Focus, the auroras or Northern Lights are expected to appear on Friday night May 10, and may extend to the early hours of Saturday, May 11.

The dancing lights appear as plumes of gas and dust with charged particles make their way to Earth and interact with the magnetic field of our planet. The busts are called Coronal Mass Ejections.

Prof Don Pollacco from the University of Warwick’s physics department said: "To predict exactly where you can see the northern lights is difficult as conditions can change quickly."

He suggested seeing it from the areas with no light pollution and finding the areas of darkness.

Due to unpredictability, you need to keep checking if the lights are appearing.

Dr Paul Strøm, who is an astrophysicist, said: "The best way to see an aurora is to sign up to an alerts service which may provide the most current activity status."

The best states to see Northern Lights are northern Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and most of North Dakota.

You may also catch a glance from Alabama and northern California.