Aurora Borealis in Ellesmere Port Town
United Kingdom · 53.28°, -2.90° · geomagnetic 55.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Ellesmere Port Town
8%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Ellesmere Port Town 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 Ellesmere Port Town
Ellesmere Port Town is at a geomagnetic latitude of 55.5 degrees.
Auroras are typically visible at this latitude when the Kp index reaches 7.
Based on historical data, there are approximately 2.7 nights per year when conditions might be suitable for viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Ellesmere Port Town are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is not enough full darkness for optimal viewing.
Ellesmere Port Town experiences a Bortle 8 level of light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 61 km west-north-west, and Bortle 5 skies are 47 km west-north-west.
Notable features around Ellesmere Port Town include Mount Manisty to the north-north-west, Woolton Hill to the north, Sefton Park to the north, Spike Island to the north-east, and Wigg Island to the east-north-east.
Between 2016 and 2026, there were 2.7 potentially viable nights per year for aurora viewing.
Notable qualifying nights in this period 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)
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