Aurora Borealis in Cheadle Hulme
United Kingdom · 53.38°, -2.19° · geomagnetic 55.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Cheadle Hulme
7%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Cheadle Hulme 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 Cheadle Hulme
The aurora borealis is visible at Cheadle Hulme at a geomagnetic latitude of 55.5°.
An aurora event requires a Kp index of 7 or higher. This occurs on average 2.7 nights per year.
The historical record spans from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Cheadle Hulme are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness.
Cheadle Hulme experiences significant light pollution, with a Bortle scale rating of 8.
A Bortle 4 dark sky area is located 69 km north near North Yorkshire.
The horizon to the east-north-east is marked by Turncliff Wood, a hill 7.6 km away. To the east, Marpleridge hill is 8.8 km away. To the north-north-west, Halume Park is 10.9 km away, Saint Georges Park is 11.4 km away, and Saint George's Island is 11.8 km away.
Turncliff Wood is a hill located 7.6 km east-north-east of Cheadle Hulme.
Marpleridge is a hill situated 8.8 km east of Cheadle Hulme.
Halume Park is a park 10.9 km north-north-west of Cheadle Hulme. Saint Georges Park is a park 11.4 km north-north-west of Cheadle Hulme. Saint George's Island is an island 11.8 km north-north-west of Cheadle Hulme.
There are 130 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Cheadle Hulme between 2015 and 2016.
Notable qualifying nights include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67), 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33), and 2025-11-11 (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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