Aurora Borealis in Bedlington
United Kingdom · 55.13°, -1.59° · geomagnetic 57.1° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Bedlington
28%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Bedlington 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 Bedlington
Bedlington is at 57.1° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.6 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Bedlington are September, August, and November.
However, full darkness is not available during May, June, and July.
Bedlington has a Bortle scale rating of 4, indicating a dark sky location.
Areas with similar dark sky ratings can be found 15 km north-north-east near Tyne and Wear.
The horizon is characterized by Castle Island to the north-north-east, Cambois Bay to the east-north-east, and Newbiggin Point, Newbiggin Bay, and Church Point to the north-east.
Castle Island is an island located 4.4 km north-north-east of Bedlington.
Cambois Bay is a bay situated 7.3 km east-north-east of Bedlington.
Newbiggin Point is a headland, and Newbiggin Bay is a bay, both located 8.3 km north-east of Bedlington. Church Point, another headland, is also 8.3 km north-east.
There are 226 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Bedlington between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The average number of viable aurora nights per year is 2.6.
Notable qualifying nights in the recent record include 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 · 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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