Scientists say northern lights will not appear over U.S. this week

PORTLAND, Maine — An initially promising forecast for the northern lights over the U.S. has gone bust.

The head of operations at the U.S. government’s space weather prediction center says stargazers in the continental United States have essentially zero chance of seeing the northern lights this week.

That’s despite an initially promising forecast.

Forecasters had thought they would be viewable as far south as Oregon this week.