The view line on SWPC's dashboard map shows people in up to nine states could see the northern lights, or aurora borealis, Thursday night. Michiganders as far south as West Branch, Cadillac and Manistee may be able to see the glowing lights in the night sky to the north, NOAA says.

Space weather forecasters for NOAA issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce northern lights.

The geomagnetic phenomenon, also called aurora borealis, is usually only seen from Earth's poles, according to the National Weather Service. For the aurora to be visible at relatively low latitudes, as on Tuesday night, would be highly rare. The best viewing for the lights is late Tuesday and the early hours of Wednesday.

The northern lights are set to appear over all of Michigan again Wednesday night, Nov. 12. Here's where they may be visible.

The geomagnetic energy is expected to be strong enough for northern lights all the way down into southern Michigan. Remember- you have to be in a dark sky area, not just dark at the ground. You also have to be looking north from a high spot without tall trees in your view.

After displays of auroras lit up the sky on Tuesday, another Northern Light array is expected to bring a gleaming light show to the northern part of the U.S. Wednesday.

The northern lights are dazzling the sky again tonight. The vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S., and as far south as Alabama to Northern California. The northern lights are putting on a show this week and will continue to dazzle the sky tonight.

A large portion of the northern United States could see the Northern Lights tonight and tomorrow under the right conditions. Top video: See latest forecast The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's aurora forecast shows that states including Washington,