Aurora Borealis in Barnsley
United Kingdom · 53.55°, -1.48° · geomagnetic 55.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Barnsley
7%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Barnsley 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 Barnsley
Barnsley is at 55.6° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
Records show suitable viewing conditions occurred between April 2016 and March 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Barnsley are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness.
Barnsley has a Bortle scale rating of 8, indicating significant light pollution.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found 71 km north-west near North Yorkshire.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 5, can be found 52 km north-north-east near North Yorkshire.
Rabbit Ings Country Park is a hill located 6.8 km north-east of Barnsley.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a park situated 8.0 km north-west of Barnsley.
Houghton Main Hill is a hill located 8.1 km east of Barnsley.
There have been 126 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Barnsley between January 2015 and December 2016.
The record span for viable nights per year is from April 2016 to March 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (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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