A northern lights map shows any state caught in the red view line could see the aurora over the next two nights.

The northern lights will be visible for parts of the northern U.S., according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center's aurora forecast. The aurora will be visible over much of Canada and Alaska, but the northern lights can also be seen from as far as 620 miles away if the conditions are right, NOAA says.

States close to the Canadian border will have a chance at seeing the northern lights Wednesday nights, as space weather conditions likely die down leading into the weekend, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a "severe" (G4) geomagnetic storm watch yesterday after a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun's surface.