Aurora Borealis in Edmonds
United States · 47.81°, -122.38° · geomagnetic 53.3° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Edmonds
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Edmonds needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. 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 Edmonds
Edmonds is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.3°.
Auroras are typically visible here when the Kp index reaches 7.
On average, there are 3.2 nights per year with aurora potential.
The best months for aurora viewing in Edmonds are May, September, and August.
These months offer the longest periods of darkness for potential viewing.
Edmonds has a Bortle scale rating of 7, indicating significant light pollution.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found approximately 47 km west near Jefferson County.
The horizon features include Browns Bay to the north-north-east, Puget Sound to the west-north-west, and Scriber Lake to the east-north-east.
Browns Bay is a bay located 4.2 km north-north-east of Edmonds.
Puget Sound, a bay, is situated 4.9 km west-north-west of Edmonds.
Scriber Lake is a lake 5.3 km east-north-east of Edmonds. Apple Cove Point Light, a lighthouse, is 7.8 km west, and Apple Cove Point, a cape, is 7.9 km west.
There have been 60 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Edmonds between 2015 and 2016.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
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 location dataset · Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
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