Aurora Borealis in Erskine
United Kingdom · 55.90°, -4.45° · geomagnetic 58.3° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Erskine
49%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Erskine 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 Erskine
Erskine is at a geomagnetic latitude of 58.3°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
Auroras are typically visible here when the planetary Kp index reaches 5.
On average, there are 22.6 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Erskine are September, March, and October.
During May, June, and July, there is not enough full darkness for optimal viewing.
Erskine has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 3, are located 39 km north near Stirling.
Notable terrain features to the north-north-west include the Hill of Dun, and to the north are The Slacks and Loch Humphrey. To the north-east is Cochno Loch, and to the west-north-west is Dumbuck Lighthouse.
To the north-north-west of Erskine is the Hill of Dun, a hill located 4.7 km away.
Further north, 5.0 km away, are The Slacks, another hill.
Loch Humphrey, a lake, is situated 5.6 km north of Erskine. Cochno Loch, also a lake, is 5.9 km north-east, and Dumbuck Lighthouse is 6.6 km west-north-west.
There have been 249 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Erskine between 2015 and 2016.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include March 20-24, 2026, with Kp values ranging from 5.0 to 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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