Aurora Borealis in Heywood
United Kingdom · 53.59°, -2.22° · geomagnetic 55.7° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Heywood
9%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Heywood 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 Heywood
The aurora borealis is visible at Kp 7, which occurs on average 2.7 nights per year in Heywood.
This is based on data from 2016 to 2026.
Heywood is at 55.7° geomagnetic latitude.
The best months for aurora viewing in Heywood are September, August, and November.
May, June, and July do not have full darkness.
Heywood has a Bortle 8 rating, indicating significant light pollution.
A Bortle 4 area is available 45 km north near North Yorkshire.
Bagslate Moor is a hill 3.5 km north-north-east of Heywood.
Birtle Hill is a hill 4.0 km north-west of Heywood.
Knowle Hill is a peak 6.3 km north-north-west of Heywood.
There have been 227 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of Heywood between 2015 and 2016.
The record span for viable nights is from 2016 to 2026.
Notable qualifying nights include 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67), 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33), and 2025-11-11 (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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