The Northern Lights appeared in Texas on Tuesday night. Residents across the Lone Star State may have another chance to see them.
The Northern Lights – or aurora borealis – result from a geomagnetic storm in the atmosphere. When the storm intensifies, the lights reach farther south, like they did in Texas on November 11.
Some forecasts suggest the displays could return on November 12.
9:30 am, 11.12.25: Some in our area had a pretty decent view of the Northern Lights last night (relative to what we usually get), and there is another chance tonight. For what it's worth, the best imagery may still come through a camera, but it may be visible again with the naked… pic.twitter.com/1Ygee5noTB
— South Metro Weather (@sometweather) November 12, 2025
“A surge in charged solar particles is headed for Earth again tonight,” Meteorologist Collin Myers told The Dallas Express. “Last night, skies as far south as Texas and Florida were able to see some color changes on the horizon, and tonight could be the same.”
Northern Lights occur when particles from the sun’s atmosphere fly through Earth’s magnetic field, according to Michigan Tech University. When electrons and atoms collide, they create bursts of colorful light.
Many Dallas-Fort Worth residents posted bright colors across the skies on November 11.
Those are Northern Lights dancing over the top of my neighborhood in north central TEXAS! 😱
Here's a time lapse . . .#FortWorth #Texas #dfwwx #txwx #NorthernLights pic.twitter.com/0wzexp81br
— Matt Lantz (@mattlantz) November 12, 2025
Political commentator Glenn Beck, CEO of Irving-based Blaze Media, even took time to appreciate the display.
The fact that practically the whole world stopped to look up at the Northern Lights is a reminder that wonder still exists outside the algorithm. pic.twitter.com/q0ctjnxNTL
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) November 12, 2025
Some Texans posted vibrant Northern Lights west of the DFW metroplex, in Palo Pinto County and Jack County. Other residents reported the displays reached as far south as San Antonio and Austin.
Was able to see the Aurora/Northern Lights all the way down in Austin Texas due to the solar storm! It became particularly bright at one point, visibly deep wine red to the naked eye. Also spotted a very bright meteor burning up as it came down. Great night! pic.twitter.com/LiE7Pef5RM
— Fellissimo Gannon (@FellGannon) November 12, 2025
The upcoming storm is predicted to meet G4 conditions, which makes a severe geomagnetic storm, according to Myers. He said this results from a “coronal mass ejection” – an eruption of “clouds” of solar protons, electrons, and magnetic fields from the sun’s outer surface.
“Many times at incredible speeds,” Myers said. “Last night, some speeds reached 850 km/second. That’s over 1.8 million miles per hour.”
Space weather is hard to predict with certainty, according to Myers.
“Although it could happen again, it’s still unlikely that we see many G4 or G5 events,” he said. “These are definitely more rare.”
While some predictions suggest the Northern Lights may return, the night sky will be the ultimate tell.
