All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this week, thanks to a severe solar storm.

All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this weekend.

All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this weekend.

A cold front will swing through the area bringing a chance of rain showers by the end of the weekend

All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this weekend.

All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this weekend.

According to the National Weather Service Space Weather Prediction Center, the Northern Lights could be visible throughout Southeast Michigan.

Most of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights on Tuesday night.

All of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights on Monday night into Tuesday morning.

A large portion of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

A large portion of Michigan will have a chance to see Northern Lights this week.

For the first time since October 2003, extreme solar storm conditions reached Earth.

Earth is under a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years.

All parts of Michigan will have a good shot at seeing Northern Lights on Friday night into early Saturday morning.

All of Michigan will be in the mix to see Northern Lights on Friday night.

Michigan will be in the mix again to see Northern Lights on Monday night.

Michigan will be in the mix to see Northern Lights on Sunday and Monday night.

Most of Michigan will be in the mix to see Northern Lights on Tuesday night, and possibly even Wednesday night.

Parts of Michigan could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights on Thursday night, into Friday morning.

All Michiganders could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights on Sunday night.

Michiganders could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this week.

Michiganders could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this week.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Faculty members at the University of Michigan are leading two $2.9 million projects to improve solar storm forecasting. The University of Michigan is involved in two projects:The NextGen Space Weather Modeling Framework project, funded by NSF, aims to accurately predict solar storms and coronal mass ejections a full day in advance. And Aether, funded by NASA, aims to improve models of Earths upper atmosphere. Other than a pandemic, a space weather-caused disruption is the only natural threat that would have nationwide impacts, said Gabor Toth, U-M research professor of climate and space sciences and engineering and principal investigator on the space weather modeling framework project. If we know what to expect and when, most consequences of space weather can be avoided.