Aurora Borealis in Fargo
United States · 46.88°, -96.79° · geomagnetic 55.2° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Fargo
4%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Fargo 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 Fargo
Fargo is located at 55.2° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp 7 geomagnetic activity level.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year with sufficient geomagnetic activity for auroras to be potentially visible in Fargo.
These potential viewing nights have been recorded between April 2, 2016, and March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Fargo are May, September, and August.
These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing auroral displays.
Fargo experiences a Bortle 5 sky condition. Areas with Bortle 4 conditions, offering darker skies, can be found approximately 26 km east-north-east near Clay County.
Other areas with Bortle 5 conditions are located about 14 km north-north-east near Clay County.
Notable features around Fargo include Percy Godwin Park to the north-north-east, Northeast Park to the east-north-east, Hatchet Lake to the east-north-east, and Maria Lake to the east.
Percy Godwin Park is situated 3.0 km north-north-east of Fargo.
Northeast Park is located 3.1 km east-north-east of Fargo.
Hatchet Lake is found 30.8 km east-north-east of Fargo, and Maria Lake is 31.7 km east of Fargo.
There have been 89 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Fargo between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
Notable qualifying nights with high geomagnetic activity (Kp 7.0 or higher) have been recorded 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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