Aurora Borealis in Arbroath
United Kingdom · 56.56°, -2.59° · geomagnetic 58.6° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Arbroath
52%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Arbroath needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.9. 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 Arbroath
Arbroath generally needs planetary Kp 5 before the aurora borealis reaches the local sky. Historical Kp and darkness data produce about 22.3 viable nights a year across 10.0 years of records.
The strongest historical overlap of darkness and activity occurs in September, March and October. From May through July, limited astronomical darkness can prevent viewing.
The central sky is approximately Bortle 4.
Aurorasaurus recorded 224 verified reports within 300 km of Arbroath between 2015-01-01 and 2016-12-31. These records describe past observations, not tonight's prediction.
Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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