Aurora Borealis in Coatbridge
United Kingdom · 55.86°, -4.02° · geomagnetic 58.2° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Coatbridge
48%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Coatbridge needs Kp 5 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 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Coatbridge
Coatbridge is at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.2°.
Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during periods of strong geomagnetic activity, indicated by a Kp index of 5 or higher.
On average, there are 22.6 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Coatbridge are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is not enough darkness for aurora viewing.
Coatbridge experiences a Bortle 7 sky, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 conditions, can be found 45 km north-north-west near Stirling.
Darker skies, Bortle 5, are also available 33 km west-north-west near West Dunbartonshire. Nearby features include Hogganfield Loch to the west-north-west, and Gartshore Bing to the north-north-west.
Nearby geographic features include Hogganfield Loch, located 9.2 km west-north-west of Coatbridge.
Gartshore Bing, a hill, is situated 9.3 km north-north-west.
Heronryhill, another hill, is 9.4 km north-north-west. Spiers Island is 10.5 km east-north-east, and Speirs Island is 13.3 km north.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 22.6 viable aurora nights per year.
Records show qualifying nights occurred on March 20-24, 2026, with Kp values ranging from 5.0 to 7.0.
There have been 254 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
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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