The northern lights returned to Ohio on Thursday, glowing across the state. Will the aurora borealis return tonight? Here's a look at the forecast.

A severe geomagnetic storm is heading right for us, bringing with it the chance of auroras across the United States tonight and tomorrow. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a "severe" (G4) geomagnetic storm watch yesterday after a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun's surface.

A large chunk of northern U.S. states could get a glimpse at the northern lights on Thursday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast, which predicts a strong showing of the natural phenomenon amid a potentially severe geomagnetic storm.