There's an awful lot of low cloud around Jen, but I'll be keeping my eyes peeled just in case.

We have got rain, low cloud and warmish temperatures (for us at least) so the only lights I shall be seeing are street lights I'm afraid, although my cousin in Stornoway says they might see the sky tomorrow night. 

i thought you was gonna say it was gonna rain deep fried mars bars

I'd rather see the real Northern lights not just pretendy ones

They are the real ones

The news said they were gonna be like the Northern lights but not the lights you see in Europe. (It was BBC news and I know they don't say anything unless it's been checked and verified 30 times )

You mean it doesnt anyway??

Typical, im one night too late, doubt you would see any in glasgow though

Lucky Scots!  Although I did hear from a friend earlier on that the northern lights may also be visible further south: as low down as Cheshire/Shropshire.  So maybe everyone should have a look!

Confused!  That's a BBC link Jenstar posted .
Mobile networks have gone wonky here, but there's loads of cloud

Too much low cloud here to see anything

Yep, too much cloud

Bah! They were saying this morning they were the real ones but you'd be able to see them from further away than usual cos of the solar flares... well, thats what I though they said, I was still waking up I don't feel as disappointed I'm not in the Norf now

I saw it on BBC news this morning....or maybe it was ITV news

Aye and make sure the front door is locked whilst you're out in the back garden looking up!

The ones we see in Scotland ARE the real ones. If they see any in Europe then they may well be slightly different in nature to those we see from the North of Scotland as most of Europe is south of Scotland.
The solar flare is a lot bigger than usual so it is expected that the 'Northern Lights' will be visible (if skies are clear) further south than usual Their nature is partly due to the amount of atmosphere they encounter. so the further south you are what you see is likely to be slightly different to the 'TRUE' Northern Lights.

And yes, it was fairly overcast here as well. It is possible there was a slight extra 'glow' in the sky, but it was sufficiently overcast that the 'glow' may just have been wishful thinking!

Are they grey and bleak looking?

Swirly and colourful at times.

I thought I saw the Northern Lights once.  Turns out I was just woozy from bleach fumes

hmmmm 

Too much low cloud so didn't see anything, not even a wee twinkly star.

Grey, murky and cloudy again this evening.