Aurora Borealis in Inver Grove Heights
United States · 44.85°, -93.04° · geomagnetic 53.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Inver Grove Heights
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Inver Grove Heights 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 Inver Grove Heights
Aurora activity is measured by the Kp index, with Kp 7 considered a threshold for viewing in Inver Grove Heights. This location is at 53.5° geomagnetic latitude.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year with aurora potential. The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Inver Grove Heights are May, September, and August. These months align with periods of darker skies.
Inver Grove Heights experiences a Bortle 7 light pollution level. This indicates significant artificial light.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4 conditions near the Town of Stockholm, are located 74 km east-south-east. Bortle 5 conditions can be found 44 km east-south-east near the Town of Trimbelle.
Nearby features include Dickman Lake, Pioneer Park, Salem Park, Schmidt Lake, and Pigs Eye Island Number Two.
Geographic features near Inver Grove Heights include Dickman Lake, located 3.3 km west-north-west. Pioneer Park is situated 3.3 km east-north-east, and Salem Park is 3.3 km north-west.
Schmidt Lake is 3.6 km north-west of Inver Grove Heights. Pigs Eye Island Number Two is an island located 5.6 km north.
Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 177 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Inver Grove Heights.
The data indicates that nights with potential aurora viewing occurred on March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67), November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33), and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
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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