Aurora chances tonight
Kp index now
2
Quiet
Updated 12:50 · NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center
- Peak next 24 h
- 2 Mon 10 PM ET
- Storm level
- Quiet
- Visible as far south as
- Churchill, MB about 59°N
Kp forecast · next 3 days
3-hour blocks, Eastern timeKp and how far south
- Kp 0–2 · quiet
- The territories and the far North, about 58°N and up
- Kp 3–4 · active
- Northern Prairies, Edmonton and Winnipeg, about 50°N
- Kp 5 · G1 storm
- Québec City, Moncton and Thunder Bay, about 46°N
- Kp 6–7 · G2–G3
- Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Halifax
- Kp 8–9 · G4–G5
- All of southern Canada and far into the US
Clear, dark skies with a view to the north.
Watching the aurora in Canada
Much of northern Canada sits under the auroral oval, so Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Churchill see the lights on many clear nights. Farther south it takes a geomagnetic storm, and the display can come and go within half an hour, so keep checking once Kp reaches the level for your latitude.
Clouds matter as much as Kp: check the radar and satellite and your local forecast, then find a dark spot with a clear northern horizon.