Northern Lights 
Here in central North Dakota, we're blessed with the opportunity to witness some fabulous auroral activity overhead. The best resource I've found in predicting the probability of these auroras is probably the NOAA Space Environment Center website.

They plot the statistical probability of Aurora Borealis activity based on a number of factors. One NOAA facility helping generate this report is the one located here in Bismarck. The plot looks like this:



If you see North Dakota covered in yellow or red, head out of town and look up! Some times the plot is accurate; other times it's not. It depends on a lot of factors.

It's just my luck, every time I see a good probability on the POES satellite readout, it's cloudy! I hope you have better luck than I. One of these days I'll post some of my Northern Lights photography.

Does anyone remember that guy who used to shoot a lot of Northern Lights photos from New Salem or Glen Ullin? If you do, send me an email. I've been wondering what happened to that guy. I'd see a lot of his pics on TV during the weather, or occasionally in the Bismarck Tribune.

Here are some additional weather / aurora related links you may want to visit:

Solar Terrestrial Dispatch

Space Weather

Solar Data from SOHO and GOES

Try those, and have fun!