Aurora Forecast & Weather Conditions

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Aurora Forecast & Weather Conditions

Seeing the Northern Lights is mostly about the sky above you: find a clear pocket, get into darkness, and avoid light pollution. Clouds decide what you truly see.

Advanced space weather

Tip: pick a destination and chase clear pockets.

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Fast guide

1) Cloud cover is everything.
2) Darkness improves visibility a lot.
3) The oval matters only after #1 and #2.

Aurora Chance (Tourist-friendly)

One clear answer first — based on clouds + darkness + space activity. No technical numbers shown.

Overall chance right now

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Sky Compass (Tonight)

A simple guide to the night: moonlight + darkness + clouds — plus where to look, a checklist, and alerts.

Moonlight

How bright is the night?

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Moonlight impact —

Tip: full moon is not “bad” — it just needs stronger aurora and darker locations.

Darkness

Is it dark enough yet?

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Sky darkness —

Plan

Best time window (Night only)

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Cloud trend —

This is simplified — always prioritize clear pockets and darkness.

Direction

Where to look

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North
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Photo tip

How to capture it tonight

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Clean photos come from stability + patience. Let your eyes adjust before you judge the sky.

Tools

Chase helper

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🗺️ Open light pollution map 📌 Open in Google Maps 🧾 Copy summary for guests

Pro tip: choose a dark direction (away from towns) and stop only where you can park safely.

Checklist

Tonight’s essentials

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Tap to mark. Saved on this device.

Mini FAQ (tourist-friendly)

Do I need high space activity? Not if the sky is clear and dark. Clouds and light pollution matter more.

How long should I stay outside? Give it 20–30 minutes. Aurora often comes in waves.

Can I see it from the city? Sometimes, but it looks much better in darkness.

Full moon = no aurora? False. It only reduces contrast. Strong aurora still looks great.

Weather (Now)

Local conditions for the selected destination (Open-Meteo).

Cloud cover

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Try < 30% or chase clear pockets.

Visibility score

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Simple score from clouds + wind + temperature.

Temperature

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Dress warm + spare batteries.

Feels like

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Wind chill affects comfort.

Wind / gust

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Precip / humidity

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Forecast

Chase clear pockets and watch clouds hour-by-hour.

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Cloud cover

Wind

Temp

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Aurora Oval + Local Conditions

Remember: if your sky is cloudy, the oval won’t matter.

Aurora Oval (NOAA SWPC) Auto-refresh image

Local conditions (selected location)

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Visibility score

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Priorities

Priority #1 Clear sky + darkness. If clouds are high, drive to a clearer pocket.

Priority #2 Oval matters only when the sky is clear. Check it after clouds.

Priority #3 Avoid light pollution. Even moderate aurora looks dramatic in truly dark locations.

Weather: Open-Meteo. Oval image: NOAA SWPC.

NOAA SWPC — LIVE SPACE WEATHER

Space Weather (Live) — Aurora drivers & forecasts

Robust chart images + official SWPC forecast text products. Realtime mini boxes use SWPC JSON feeds.

SWPC website

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KP RIGHT NOW

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Higher Kp = aurora can expand further south.

SOLAR WIND SPEED

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Higher speed often helps when Bz turns south.

DENSITY

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p/cc

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Density spikes can increase dynamic pressure (“push”).

IMF BZ

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Southward Bz (negative) is usually best.

IMF BT

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Higher Bt = stronger magnetic field available to couple.

IMF / Bz & Bt (ACE MAG)

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Best combo: Bz south (negative) + higher Bt + decent speed.

SOLAR WIND (ACE SWEAPAM)

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Watch for density + speed increases (pressure pulses).

ENERGETIC PARTICLES (ACE EPAM)

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Strong particle events can reduce visible aurora (absorption).

K-INDEX (STATIONS)

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Station K is local — Kp is global.

GEOMAGNETIC (GEOSPACE / ACTIVITY)

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Shows what the magnetosphere is doing right now (storm/substorm signals).

AURORA OVAL (NOAA OVATION)

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Great overview of where the oval is positioned right now.

Forecast summary (parsed from SWPC text)

Key numbers

Parsed: — Source: SWPC text products

Max expected 3-hr Kp

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Next 3 days (from 3-day forecast)

Max observed 3-hr Kp

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Past 24h (from 3-day forecast)

Geomagnetic activity probabilities

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Today

Tomorrow

Day 3

Each value is a SWPC probability (0–100%) for today, tomorrow and day 3.

27-day outlook (next days)

Forecasts (official SWPC text products)

1-DAY FORECAST DISCUSSION (SWPC)

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Open source Product page

3-DAY FORECAST (SWPC)

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3-DAY GEOMAG FORECAST (SWPC)

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Open source SWPC

27-DAY OUTLOOK (SWPC)

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