Aurora Borealis in Brighouse-City Centre
Canada · 49.17°, -123.13° · geomagnetic 54.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Brighouse-City Centre
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Brighouse-City Centre needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. Short of the threshold, which is what most nights look like here.
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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Brighouse-City Centre
The aurora borealis is visible at Brighouse-City Centre when the planetary geomagnetic activity reaches Kp 7 or higher. This level of activity occurs on an average of 3.1 nights per year.
Brighouse-City Centre is located at 54.5° geomagnetic latitude. This latitude is favorable for viewing auroras.
The best months for aurora viewing in Brighouse-City Centre are May, August, and September. During these months, the nights are dark enough to potentially see the aurora.
June experiences no full darkness, making aurora viewing impossible during that month.
Brighouse-City Centre has a Bortle scale rating of 7, indicating significant light pollution. For darker skies, areas like Area D (Elaho/Garibaldi) offer Bortle 4 conditions.
The horizon in Brighouse-City Centre is characterized by features such as Sea Island to the north-west, Richmond Island to the north-north-west, and North Arm bay to the north-east.
Near Brighouse-City Centre, Sea Island is located 3.2 km to the north-west. Richmond Island, another island, is situated 3.9 km to the north-north-west.
The North Arm bay is 5.0 km to the north-east of Brighouse-City Centre. Maple Grove Park is 6.6 km to the north-north-west, and McDonald Slough lake is 6.7 km to the north-west.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 3.1 viable aurora nights per year recorded near Brighouse-City Centre. This is based on data spanning from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Historical records show verified aurora sightings, with 55 reports logged between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, within a 300 km radius.
Notable qualifying nights 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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