Aurora Borealis in Amos

Canada · 48.57°, -78.12° · geomagnetic 57.9° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Amos

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Amos needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.

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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC

Local aurora guide for Amos

Amos is located at 57.9° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 7 or higher.

With an average of 3.2 viable nights per year, aurora viewing requires patience and persistence. The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Amos are May, August, and September. These months offer a good overlap between dark skies and potential aurora activity.

Amos experiences Bortle 3 conditions, indicating a very dark sky. This level of darkness is ideal for observing faint celestial phenomena.

Areas with similar dark sky conditions can be found near Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, approximately 11 km south-east of Amos.

Notable features in the surrounding landscape include Lac Gauvin to the north-west, Lac Arthur to the north-north-west, Parc Limoges to the east, Collines Béarn to the north-north-east, and Parc Amédée-Dionne to the north.

Geographic features near Amos include Lac Gauvin, a lake located 6.4 km north-west, and Lac Arthur, another lake situated 6.5 km north-north-west.

To the east, Parc Limoges offers parkland 8.1 km away. Further north-north-east, the Collines Béarn mountains are approximately 19.7 km distant.

Parc Amédée-Dionne, a park, is located 21.3 km north of Amos.

Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 5 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Amos.

The historical data indicates that nights with sufficient geomagnetic activity for aurora viewing occurred on March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).

Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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