NOAA forecast a Kp index of five on a scale of nine for Thursday night, meaning the northern lights will move further from the North Pole and be “quite pleasing ... according to NOAA’s three-day forecast. Aurora borealis will likely remain as active ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high vantage point away from light pollution. If conditions are optimal, aurora borealis may be seen as far as 620 miles away.

The northern lights are expected to dip south and could be visible almost everywhere in Canada tonight! That includes Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and so many more places across the country.