People will have another chance to see Northern Lights tonight

James Cox

For those who missed out last night, the Northern Lights will be visible across Ireland again this evening.

The celestial light show was visible across the country after the most powerful solar storm in more than two decades.

Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, said the best chance to see the Aurora Borealis is in the early evening.

Mr Nolan told Newstalk: "We're likely to see those clear skies continuing into tonight, so that's not going to be an issue.

"It's just a question of whether the geomagnetic storms responsible for last night's Aurora Borealis, whether that continues on into tonight."

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He added: "Early indications suggest there is a possibility it will continue on into tonight. Whether it reaches the same levels, the same magnitude, that occurred last night, it just remains to be seen. At the moment it will probably be strongest in the early part of the night."

The visibility of the Northern Lights was increased on Friday because of an “extreme” geomagnetic storm, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The NOAA said the G5 geomagnetic storm, which is considered extreme and is the strongest level of geomagnetic storm, hit earth on Thursday and could affect communications, GPS and power grids.