Aurora Borealis in Kemi

Finland · 65.74°, 24.56° · geomagnetic 63.0° · needs Kp 3

Tonight's aurora forecast for Kemi

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Kemi needs Kp 3 before anything clears the northern horizon, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7 — comfortably over the line.

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Updated 2026-09-08 10:35 UTC

Local aurora guide for Kemi

Kemi generally needs planetary Kp 3 before the aurora borealis reaches the local sky. Historical Kp and darkness data produce about 108.1 viable nights a year across 10.0 years of records.

The strongest historical overlap of darkness and activity occurs in March, October and February. From April through August, limited astronomical darkness can prevent viewing.

The central sky is approximately Bortle 6. The supplied darker-sky reference is 9 km east at Bortle 5.

Aurorasaurus recorded 179 verified reports within 300 km of Kemi between 2015-01-01 and 2016-12-31. These records describe past observations, not tonight's prediction.

Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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