Aurora Borealis in Edmundston

Canada · 47.37°, -68.33° · geomagnetic 56.7° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Edmundston

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Edmundston needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Edmundston

Edmundston is located at 56.7° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible here when the planetary Kp index reaches 7.

On average, there are 3.2 nights per year in Edmundston where conditions are suitable for aurora viewing.

The historical record for aurora observations in this region spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Edmundston are May, August, and September.

These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing the aurora.

Edmundston has a Bortle scale rating of 4, indicating a relatively dark sky.

Areas near Saint-Joseph Parish, approximately 15 km north-northeast, offer even darker skies with a Bortle 2 rating.

The surrounding terrain includes Petit lac Saint-Jean to the west, Lac de Vase to the east-northeast, Cyr Mountain and Lake Mountain to the south-southeast, and Michaud Island to the south-southwest.

Geographic features near Edmundston include Petit lac Saint-Jean, a lake located 13.6 km west.

To the east-northeast, 16.1 km away, is Lac de Vase, another lake.

Cyr Mountain and Lake Mountain are mountains situated to the south-southeast, approximately 8.8 km and 11.1 km away, respectively. Michaud Island, an island, is located 10.9 km south-southwest.

There have been 39 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Edmundston between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

The historical data indicates that nights with Kp 7.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 2026, January 20, 2026, January 19, 2026, November 12, 2025, and November 11, 2025.

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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