Aurora Borealis in Harringay
United Kingdom · 51.58°, -0.10° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Harringay
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Harringay 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 Harringay
Harringay is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.4°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 2.7 nights per year.
This data covers the period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Harringay are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness.
Harringay experiences significant light pollution, with a Bortle scale rating of 8.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, are located 77 km to the east.
Near Braintree, 62 km to the north-east, skies are rated Bortle 5.
Epping Forest, a forest reserve, is located 8.2 km east-north-east of Harringay.
Higham's Park Lake and The Highams Park are also 8.2 km and 8.3 km east-north-east, respectively.
Pole Hill, a hill, is situated 9.1 km north-east, and Wakemans Hill Avenue, another hill, is 11.0 km west.
There have been 56 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Harringay between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The record span for viable nights is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Revon location dataset · 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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