Light shows: Aurora borealis activity on the rise due to solar activity buildup
A strong aurora lights up the skies north of Columbia Falls in August 2019. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The northern lights reflect in the waters of Lake McDonald as seen from Apgar in April 2017. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A Kp level above 8 produced this northern lights display over the Flathead River west of Ronan in 2017. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
A strong aurora fills the skies near Polson in April 2017. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The Mother's Day storm of 2016 fills the skies over Warm Springs State Wildlife Management Area near Anaconda. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
The northern lights illuminate the skies over Flathead Lake in Polson in March 2017. (Jeremy Weber/Daily Inter Lake)
It is one of nature’s most amazing spectacles. A light show robust with color and motion. Several nights each year, the aurora borealis presents its delicate dance of ribbons, arcs and rays in the skies north of Kalispell and its frequency is on the rise...
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