Aurora Borealis in Keighley
United Kingdom · 53.87°, -1.91° · geomagnetic 55.9° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Keighley
11%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Keighley 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 Keighley
Keighley is located at 55.9° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during geomagnetic storms of Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are about 2.6 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing in Keighley. These opportunities are recorded between 2016 and 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Keighley are September, August, and November. These months offer a good balance of darkness and potential aurora activity.
During May, June, and July, there is insufficient darkness for aurora viewing due to the extended twilight.
Keighley experiences a Bortle 7 light pollution level. Areas with less light pollution, such as Bortle 4 skies 27 km west-north-west near North Yorkshire, offer better viewing.
Further dark sky sites include Bortle 5 skies 16 km north-north-west near North Yorkshire.
The horizon is relatively clear to the west at Steeton Moor, to the north-east at Rombalds Moor and Ilkley Moor, and to the north-north-east at Hawksworth Island.
Steeton Moor is a hill located 4.0 km west of Keighley.
Rombalds Moor, a moorland area, is situated 4.4 km north-east of Keighley.
Ilkley Moor, another hill, lies 6.5 km north-east of Keighley. Hawksworth Island is 8.4 km north-north-east, and Beanlands Island is 9.6 km north-east.
There are 230 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Keighley between January 2015 and December 2016.
Notable recent qualifying nights include 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 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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