The Northern Lights will be visible in 17 states this week, and the entire state of Washington is included on that list. The aurora borealis is a glow in the sky produced when electrons from space flow down into Earth’s magnetic field and collide with atoms in the atmosphere in a ring centered on the magnetic pole of Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is referred to as the Northern Lights. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/weather/weather-blog/northern-lights-visibility-thursday-july-13-washington-state/281-53a5ece8-07ec-4821-a308-82bba6814c19