Northern Lights Forecast Iceland October 2017

Highly unusual maybe your friends and relatives at home will see the northern lights too.

Northern lights forecast iceland october 2017.

I ve been photographing northern lights all over the world over the last few years and in this article i ll summarize all my knowledge so you can. The northern lights in iceland in october. A big solarstorm is coming don t miss your chance to catch some amazing aurora displays. Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.

Aurora prediction and northern lights forecast 27 day aurora forecast. The northern lights are influenced by activity on the sun and strong solar winds increase and intensify the northern lights. On average the sun revolves on its axis once every 27 28 days as seen from earth. If you want to know alaska s night forecast from midnight to sunrise when the aurora is often more active you should look at the next day s forecast.

Historically the chances of seeing the northern lights are best viewed in northern norway between october and march because the polar night makes them easier to see. Green areas are cloudy and white areas clear skies. Northern lights scotland forecast northern lights my telegraph june 21st 2013 11 56 pm forecasting scotland does not have any forecasting service so probably the northern lights forecast in iceland is the closest. The forecast of auroral activity at midnight scale 0 to 9 is shown in the upper right box.

The northern lights forecast is all about physics formulas and numbers but don t worry there are many northern lights trackers making aurora prediction straightforward to the average person now it s easier than ever to understand it. Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference. This means midnight universal time is 4 p m. Moderate but with good chances to catch the northern lights.

This is a very helpful tool for predicting auroras. The northern lights are therefore always present. Available in a variety of formats ranging from detailed technical predictions to simple information in laymen s terms. The map of iceland shows forecast of cloud cover.

We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours. Producing aurora forecasts for iceland based on space and earth weather predictions including moonlight and weather warnings. The aurora forecast is in universal time utc which is eight hours ahead of alaska time. The scale changes in accordance with the date selected under the cloud.

To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher. And all three will need to be clear to see the lights when the aurora forecast is ranked at 3 and above. The aurora borealis can only be seen in darkness when the sky is clear. Short term and long term aurora forecasts as well as current data.