Aurora Borealis in Brierley Hill
United Kingdom · 52.48°, -2.12° · geomagnetic 54.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Brierley Hill
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Brierley Hill 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 Brierley Hill
Aurora viewing in Brierley Hill requires a Kp 7 geomagnetic storm. This level of activity is associated with approximately 2.7 nights per year.
The geomagnetic latitude of Brierley Hill is 54.6°.
The best months for aurora viewing in Brierley Hill are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness.
Brierley Hill experiences a Bortle 7 light pollution level. Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are located 65 km west-south-west near Herefordshire.
Bortle 5 conditions can be found 50 km west-south-west near Herefordshire.
Withymoor Island is located 3.1 km east of Brierley Hill.
Ridgehill is a hill 4.0 km west of Brierley Hill.
Cawney Hill is a hill 4.4 km north-east of Brierley Hill.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 2.7 viable aurora nights per year recorded.
The record span for these observations is from 2016-04-02 to 2026-03-30.
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)
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