Scots could see Northern Lights on Boxing Day as aurora borealis set to 'peak'

dailyrecord.co.uk:

With the Northern Lights expected to peak on Boxing Day, Scots could enjoy a festive light show. The Met Office space weather centre said despite the aurora borealis being less visible recently, this could be set to change on December 26.

There is a chance the dancing waves of light could be spotted in the far north as the the auroral oval is "likely to see enhancement" on Christmas Day, the meteorological service says.

And although not guaranteed, they added that if a coronal mass ejection (CME) and fast wind combine then Boxing Day will provide an even greater opportunity to spot the lights.

Today the weather forecaster said: "The auroral oval is likely to see enhancement at times in this period, initially from a fast wind but on 26 December from a fast wind and potentially a CME, probably resulting in the peak display."This may be visible across Scotland and similar geomagnetic latitudes at peak, but this relies on both a notable fast wind and a CME combining, and neither feature is assured."The Scottish Daily Express reports while Boxing Day is set to be cloudy, the east of the country will hopefully see clear skies in the evening.