Aurora Borealis in Dunfermline
United Kingdom · 56.07°, -3.46° · geomagnetic 58.3° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Dunfermline
49%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Dunfermline 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 Dunfermline
The aurora borealis is visible at Kp 5 or higher.
At a geomagnetic latitude of 58.3 degrees, auroras are visible on average 22.6 nights per year.
The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for viewing are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness.
Dunfermline has a Bortle scale rating of 7.
Dark sky areas can be found 45 km east near East Lothian (Bortle 4) and 24 km north-east near Fife (Bortle 5).
Notable terrain features include East Hill, Loch Fitty, Craigluscar Hill, Loch Glow, and St Serf's Island.
East Hill is a hill located 4.0 km north-north-west of Dunfermline.
Loch Fitty is a lake situated 4.1 km north-east of Dunfermline.
Craigluscar Hill is a hill 4.8 km north-west of Dunfermline. Loch Glow, a lake, is 6.9 km north of Dunfermline. St Serf's Island is an island 14.4 km north-north-east of Dunfermline.
There have been 248 verified reports within 300 km between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The data indicates an average of 22.6 viable nights per year.
Qualifying nights recorded include March 24, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 23, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 22, 2026 (Kp 6.67), March 21, 2026 (Kp 6.0), and March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0).
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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