Northern Oregon could catch a glimpse of Aurora Borealis on Sunday

Northern Oregon might catch a faint glimpse of the Northern Lights late Sunday night or early Monday morning, forecasters with the National Weather Service said.

While the best views of the lights will be in Washington, those far enough north and away from light pollution have a small chance of seeing the show.

"If you get far enough out away from the city, off in the mountains, in the north, you could maybe see it," National Weather Service forecaster Clinton Rocky said. "We're on the ragged edge of what you can see."

The lights are expected to come as the result of a geomagnetic storm caused by giant clouds of solar plasma produced by solar flares.

--Olivia Dimmer

503-708-8630; @DimmerOlivia

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