Aurora Forecast

Hourly Forecast

Using real-time solar wind data from Nasa’s ACE spacecraft. matched with data obtained from a network of magnetometers located worldwide, we are able to forecast, with reasonable accuracy, how the Northern Lights will behave up to one hour in advance. The image shows estimated aurora activity now.

Image should be used as a guide only, it is based on predicted geomagnetic activity. Northern Lights may or may not be visible.

Right now, the aurora is predicted to be: Kp 3.33

In 0 hour and 15 minutes, the aurora is predicted to be kp 3.33
In 0 hour and 30 minutes, the aurora is predicted to be kp 3.33
In 0 hour and 45 minutes, the aurora is predicted to be kp 3.67

System status: All good.
Ovation has been updated.

3 Day Forecast
Courtesy of NOAA.

Predicted kp numbers for the next 3 days:
Time now in UTC (Universal Time) is: 05:00 18/07/17

Why do we use UTC?
UTC (Universal Time) is used in science, weather, aviation, military and many other fields. It eliminates confusion with multiple time zones and daylight saving. For more information on UTC click here

Solar Wind Gauges

These gauges are our own system, they are updated every 60 seconds directly from Nasa’s ACE spacecraft data. The data you see here is what the ACE spacecraft monitored only moments ago. These 3 components are the most important components of the solar wind (when it comes to Aurora Borealis). Note the Bz gauge works backwards. You can view all the components of the solar wind on our other solar wind tool here .

Gauges are updated every minute live (without the need for page refresh).

How to interpret the gauge activity