How to View the Northern Lights on Sunday Night NYT: Science By: Amanda Holpuch 12 May 2024 at 12:57 The best weather conditions for viewing the colorful light display will be in much of the West while New England was โa question mark,โ a forecaster said. ยฉ Blake Benard/Getty ImagesA geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky above the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah, on Friday.