The Best When To See Northern Lights In Mn References. Web minnesotans from every corner of the state might have a chance at seeing the northern lights thursday night into early friday morning — and up north, they could cover half the night sky. The sky could bring an early holiday gift for some lucky stargazers thursday night:

While difficult to predict, there are a few websites that offer decent northern lights forecasting capabilities. Web for reasons not yet fully understood, the northern lights appear most frequently in the late fall and winter. Thanks to its northern location and abundance of lakes, there are plenty of places to enjoy the lights.
