Northern Lights Expected to Make an Appearance Across Canada May 31

A brilliant show of the aurora borealis near Yellowknife, N.W.T., is shown in the night sky on March 8, 2012. Bill Braden/The Canadian Press

The night skies may put on a celestial show for Canadians May 31 thanks to a geomagnetic storm that is predicted to enhance the Northern Lights.

Government agencies in both Canada and the United States have issued a major geomagnetic storm watch, a phenomenon that can enhance the visibility of the aurora borealis after dusk.