Aurora Borealis in Cricklewood
United Kingdom · 51.56°, -0.22° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Cricklewood
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Cricklewood 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 Cricklewood
The aurora forecast for Cricklewood uses a Kp 7 threshold. This is a strong geomagnetic storm level.
At 53.4° geomagnetic latitude, auroras are typically visible at higher latitudes. This location has an average of 2.7 viable nights per year.
The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Cricklewood are September, August, and November.
These months offer the best overlap between dark skies and potential aurora activity.
June and July experience no full darkness due to the summer solstice.
Cricklewood is classified as Bortle 9, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 84 km to the east, and Bortle 5 skies are found near Braintree, 70 km to the north-east.
Local terrain features include Hampstead Heath park 3.3 km east-north-east, Wakemans Hill Avenue hill 4.4 km north-west, and Barn Hill hill 4.8 km west-north-west.
Hampstead Heath is a park located 3.3 km east-north-east of Cricklewood.
Wakemans Hill Avenue is a hill situated 4.4 km north-west, and Barn Hill is another hill 4.8 km west-north-west.
Further afield, Woodside Park is a park 9.0 km north-east, and Hollow Ponds is a lake 15.7 km east.
There are 54 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Cricklewood between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The data indicates an average of 2.7 viable nights per year for aurora viewing.
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 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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