Cool Anchorage Northern Lights September References. Space weather prediction center predicts the aurora borealis will likely be more visible in the northern u.s., including most of montana, north dakota and northern minnesota, with some. Web displays of the northern lights tend to intensify around the equinox months of september and march because earth's tilt in relation to the sun means that the magnetic field of earth and the.

Spend time in anchorage, girdwood, and at the serene alyeska resort just outside girdwood before joining the alaska railroad's aurora winter train to. Views are best from september to april. Greatland adventures, a local company, offers the anchorage northern lights tour.