Aurora Borealis in Ashford
United Kingdom · 51.43°, -0.46° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Ashford
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Ashford needs Kp 7 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 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Ashford
Ashford is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.4°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 2.7 nights per year.
The record span for these observations is from 2016-04-02 to 2026-03-30.
The best months for aurora viewing in Ashford are September, August, and November.
However, June and July experience no full darkness, which may impact viewing opportunities.
Ashford has a Bortle scale rating of 8, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are located 101 km to the east, and Bortle 5 conditions are found 73 km to the southwest near Winchester.
Local terrain includes Church Island and Hollyhock Island to the west, The Vale (Heston) hill to the northeast, and Radnor Gardens and Marble Hill Park to the east.
West of Ashford are Church Island and Hollyhock Island, both islands.
To the northeast is The Vale (Heston), a hill.
East of Ashford are Radnor Gardens and Marble Hill Park, both parks.
There have been 52 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Ashford between 2015 and 2016.
Notable qualifying nights with high Kp values include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67), 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33), and 2025-11-11 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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