Aurora Borealis in Blackwall
United Kingdom · 51.51°, -0.00° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Blackwall
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Blackwall 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 Blackwall
Blackwall is at 53.4° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible at this latitude require a Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The period for these observations spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Blackwall are September, August, and November.
June and July experience no full darkness, which may impact viewing opportunities.
Blackwall experiences Bortle 8 light pollution.
A Bortle 4 sky is available 69 km east, and Bortle 5 skies are found near Braintree, 65 km north-northeast.
Notable terrain features include Olympic Park to the north-northwest, Beckton Alps to the east-northeast, and Clapton Park to the north-northwest.
Olympic Park is located 3.4 km north-northwest of Blackwall.
The Beckton Alps are a hill 4.5 km east-northeast.
Clapton Park is situated 5.0 km north-northwest, and Swanfield Street, a hill, is 5.2 km west-northwest.
There are 52 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Blackwall between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The record span for viable nights is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 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 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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