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Live auroral oval + Kp index, fused with cloud, Moon and darkness into one honest 5-factor visibility verdict per city.

LIVE · Geomagnetic activity (Kp index)Updated Jul 25, 11:58 AM UTC
Kp 1Current Kp 1.0Quiet

Aurora activity is currently low. Tonight the lights are expected over the polar regions only.

Kp index1.0 / 9
Storm levelQuiet
Possible reachthe polar regions only
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Source: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center · Kp is a ~3-hour planetary index · refreshes ~every 10 min. A confident aurora forecast is only about an hour ahead — watch the live number.

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Aurora forecast by city

27 CITIES

Each city page fuses five things — the live Kp index, that location's geomagnetic latitude, tonight's cloud cover, the Moon, and the darkness window — into one honest verdict: whether it's worth heading out from there tonight, and what's holding the night back if it isn't.

AURORAL ZONE — MOST ACTIVE NIGHTS

NorwayAurora forecast — TromsøCanadaAurora forecast — YellowknifeGreenlandAurora forecast — Nuuk

SUB-AURORAL — MINOR STORMS

Alaska, USAAurora forecast — FairbanksIcelandAurora forecast — ReykjavíkFinlandAurora forecast — RovaniemiSwedenAurora forecast — KirunaRussiaAurora forecast — MurmanskAlaska, USAAurora forecast — AnchorageCanadaAurora forecast — CalgaryCanadaAurora forecast — Edmonton

STORM-ONLY — STRONG STORMS

NorwayAurora forecast — OsloSwedenAurora forecast — StockholmFinlandAurora forecast — HelsinkiScotland, UKAurora forecast — EdinburghScotland, UKAurora forecast — AberdeenScotland, UKAurora forecast — GlasgowIrelandAurora forecast — DublinDenmarkAurora forecast — CopenhagenMinnesota, USAAurora forecast — MinneapolisWashington, USAAurora forecast — SeattleCanadaAurora forecast — TorontoEngland, UKAurora forecast — LondonTasmania, AustraliaAurora forecast — HobartNew ZealandAurora forecast — DunedinNew ZealandAurora forecast — InvercargillArgentinaAurora forecast — Ushuaia

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