Weekend weather conditons could bring about an Aurora Australis skyshow

An Aurora Australis could be gracing the skies this weekend, with forecasts predicting South Australians could be in for a spectacular sky show.

An Aurora Australis, or southern lights, could be gracing the skies this weekend, with forecasts predicting South Australians could be in for a spectacular sky show.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre has predicted a huge geomagnetic storm event, level G3.

The strength of the G3 means the conditions are expected to last until Sunday.

If the forecast weather conditions occur, aurora sightings are likely to happen in southern parts of South Australia, with Saturday night tipped for the peak event.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre has predicted a huge geomagnetic storm event. Picture: Elise Dalmaso Photography

Saturday and Sunday will be mostly cloudy across the southern parts of the state, but clear in the northern and western parts. Picture: Theo Marinos

“To see an aurora, a dark sky away from city lights with little cloud cover are the best viewing conditions,” a bureau spokeswoman said.

Saturday and Sunday will be mostly cloudy across the southern parts of the state, but clear in the northern and western parts.

Bright auroras usually last between one to three hours, and the best time to catch the celestial display is about 90 minutes after sunset or 90 minutes before sunrise.

G-scale, which ranges from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme), measures the global geomagnetic activity which refers to the changes in Earth’s magnetic field across the globe.

Originally published as Weekend weather conditons could bring about an Aurora Australis skyshow