Aurora Borealis in Eastwood
United Kingdom · 53.00°, -1.30° · geomagnetic 55.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Eastwood
4%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Eastwood 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 Eastwood
Eastwood is at a geomagnetic latitude of 55.0 degrees.
Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp of 7.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Eastwood are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.
Eastwood experiences a Bortle 7 sky, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 near East Lindsey (107 km away) or Bortle 5 near South Kesteven (60 km away), offer better viewing potential.
Local terrain features include hills like Ripley (9.1 km north-west) and Pinchom's Hill (10.8 km west), as well as islands like Holmes's Islands (31.2 km west) and Newark Island (32.7 km east-north-east), and parks such as Locko Park (9.2 km south-west).
Records from 2016 to 2026 show an average of 2.7 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing.
There have been 104 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Eastwood between 2015 and 2016.
Notable qualifying nights in the record span 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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