Northern Lights 2024 Utah. Salt lake city —the predicted unusual and potentially historic geomagnetic storm allowed utahns across the state to catch a glimpse of an aurora borealis friday evening. Some utahns could catch a rare glimpse of the northern lights may 10.

Typically, the best time to view the northern lights is around the march and october equinoxes. Geomagnetic storms can also lead to spectacular auroras on earth, including the one forecasted for tonight, which may be visible from northern utah.