Northern Lights California 2024 Time. An unusual amount of solar flare activity means that the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, could continue to appear over the weekend. Northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky along a highway north of san francisco in middletown, california on may 11, 2024.

(fox40.com) — the strongest solar storm in decades put on a rare light show across california skies on friday night and its intensity has some people wondering if the northern lights will. Active aurora possible with chance of isolated minor auroral substorms and isolated major aurora substorms possible.