Aurora Borealis in Inglewood-Finn Hill
United States · 47.72°, -122.23° · geomagnetic 53.2° · needs Kp 7
Tonight in Inglewood-Finn Hill
1%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Inglewood-Finn Hill 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.
Updated 2026-08-02 20:20 UTC
The next 30 nights in Inglewood-Finn Hill
Every night to come, scored the same way as tonight. The best of the open week is Sunday 2 Aug at 1%. Not one of the seven reaches the Kp 7 that Inglewood-Finn Hill needs, which is normal rather than unlucky — it averages 3.2 viable nights a year. The 23 nights past the seven-day window move with the 27-day solar rotation and are updated daily in the app.
Nights 8–30 unlock in the Revon app
See all 30 nights for Inglewood-Finn Hill
Revon aurora model over the NOAA Kp forecast and 27-day outlook
How often the aurora borealis reaches Inglewood-Finn Hill
3.2 nights a year, averaged across 10.0 years of records
| Storm level | Nights / year |
|---|---|
| Kp 4 | 83.4 |
| Kp 5 | 28.7 |
| Kp 6 | 9.3 |
| Kp 7 | 3.2 |
| Kp 8 | 1.2 |
NOAA planetary Kp, 2016-04-02 to 2026-03-30
Wait for an alert; do not book a week
At Kp 7, Inglewood-Finn Hill needs a severe geomagnetic storm before anything shows above the northern horizon. Storms that size arrive a handful of times per solar cycle and announce themselves a day or two ahead. Watching for one beats picking dates and hoping.
Hours of true darkness, month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
Solar declination and hour angle at −18°
Getting clear of the light
Inglewood-Finn Hill is small enough that its own lights are a minor problem — the centre reads Bortle 7. Walking to the edge of town is often escape enough.
- 36 km north-north-east — around Snohomish County → Bortle 5
- 36 km east — around King County → Bortle 4
Falchi 2016 World Atlas (DOI: 10.5880/GFZ.1.4.2016.001)
The months that actually deliver
Counting only nights that were both stormy enough and dark enough, May, September and August came out ahead in Inglewood-Finn Hill. That is storm season and darkness overlapping — the equinoxes tend to be geomagnetically active, and the nights are already long by then.
Darkest nights of the coming year
A bright moon washes out a weak display as effectively as street lighting. These new moons fall inside the Inglewood-Finn Hill viewing season.
- 13 Aug 2026
- 11 Sep 2026
- 11 Oct 2026
- 09 Nov 2026
- 09 Dec 2026
- 07 Jan 2027
- 06 Feb 2027
Where it is close to a certainty
If you would rather plan a trip than wait for a storm, the nearest place with genuinely frequent aurora is Juneau, 1,427 km north-north-west in United States.
| Inglewood-Finn Hill | Juneau | |
|---|---|---|
| Kp needed | 7 | 5 |
| Nights per year | 3.2 | 28.7 |
| Geomagnetic latitude | 53.2° | 61.6° |
Confirmed reports from this area
60 verified sightings were logged within 300 km of Inglewood-Finn Hill between 2015-01-01 and 2016-12-31. Rare is not the same as impossible.
Aurorasaurus verified positive reports
Where the horizon opens up near Inglewood-Finn Hill
The display sits low on the northern horizon, so what beats a better forecast is open ground facing that way. Height gets you above the town glow; water gives you an unbroken skyline. These are within a short drive of Inglewood-Finn Hill.
- Arrowhead Point — cape3.3 km north-west
- Norway Hill — mountain3.7 km north-east
- Pierce Park — park3.8 km north-north-west
- Bothell Landing Park — park4.5 km north-north-east
- Beckstrom Hill — mountain6.6 km north-north-east
- Haller Lake — lake7.6 km west
Places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
What to do with the daylight
Aurora watching is a night job, and in winter that leaves a short, bright day to fill. Close to Inglewood-Finn Hill you will find KCIS-AM (Edmonds), KCMS-FM (Edmonds) and KSER-FM (Everett), and for a day when the cloud sits low, Edmonds Historical Museum, University of Washington Burke Museum and Seattle Museum of History and Industry are indoors and near by.
Keep the daylight loose: the sky decides the evening, and the forecast can turn within a few hours.
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Where to stay
Anywhere on the outskirts of Inglewood-Finn Hill will do; what matters is being able to step outside and check the sky without a drive first.
- Country Inn & Suites By Carlson. Bothell. Wa 6.3 km from the centre
- Country Inn & Suites Seattle-Bothell 6.4 km from the centre
- Willows Lodge 6.5 km from the centre
- Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle Northeast-Bothell 6.6 km from the centre
- SpringHill Suites by Marriott Seattle North/Bothell 7.5 km from the centre
- Holiday Inn Express Bothell 7.9 km from the centre
Places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — confirm before booking
The last nights it was visible here
Nights in the last decade when the storm was strong enough for Inglewood-Finn Hill and the sky was dark enough to show it.
| Date | Peak |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Kp 7.0 |
| 2026-01-20 | Kp 7.67 |
| 2026-01-19 | Kp 8.67 |
| 2025-11-12 | Kp 7.33 |
| 2025-11-11 | Kp 8.67 |
NOAA planetary Kp
Know when it is worth going outside
Revon watches the Inglewood-Finn Hill forecast and pushes an alert when the odds for tonight clear your threshold — no checking, no guessing.
Common questions about the aurora borealis in Inglewood-Finn Hill
Can you see the aurora borealis from Inglewood-Finn Hill?
Yes. On the last 10.0 years of NOAA Kp records, Inglewood-Finn Hill had about 3.2 nights a year when the storm was strong enough and the sky dark enough at the same time.
What Kp index do you need to see the aurora borealis in Inglewood-Finn Hill?
Kp 7. Inglewood-Finn Hill sits at geomagnetic latitude 53.2°, and the auroral oval only reaches that far from the pole once activity hits Kp 7. Storms that size occur about 3.2 nights a year.
When is the best time of year to see the aurora borealis in Inglewood-Finn Hill?
May, September and August. Those months scored highest once both conditions are counted together: geomagnetic activity and enough hours of real darkness.
Where can you escape the light pollution near Inglewood-Finn Hill?
The centre of Inglewood-Finn Hill reads Bortle 7. The nearest sky at Bortle 4 is about 36 km east around King County. On a marginal night that drive matters more than the forecast does.
Where is the nearest place to Inglewood-Finn Hill with reliable aurora borealis?
Juneau, United States — 1,427 km north-north-west. It needs only Kp 5 and averages 28.7 viable nights a year against 3.2 in Inglewood-Finn Hill.
Nearby towns
Forecasts for places within reach of Inglewood-Finn Hill.