Aurora Borealis in Kirkintilloch
United Kingdom · 55.94°, -4.15° · geomagnetic 58.3° · needs Kp 5
Tonight's aurora forecast for Kirkintilloch
49%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Kirkintilloch needs Kp 5 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 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Kirkintilloch
Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 5 or higher. At Kirkintilloch's geomagnetic latitude of 58.3°, this level of activity occurs on an average of 22.6 nights per year.
These potential viewing opportunities are spread across the period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Kirkintilloch are September, March, and October. During these months, the nights are typically dark enough to observe the aurora.
Conversely, May, June, and July experience periods without full darkness, which can make aurora sightings less likely.
Kirkintilloch is classified as Bortle 6, indicating moderate light pollution. Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found approximately 35 km to the north near Stirling.
Further afield, Bortle 5 skies are located about 23 km to the west-north-west near West Dunbartonshire.
Local terrain features include hills such as Bar Hill to the east-north-east and Mounthuillie to the west-north-west, along with Speirs Island to the east-north-east.
Near Kirkintilloch, terrain features include Bar Hill, a hill located 5.9 km to the east-north-east, and Mounthuillie, another hill situated 6.1 km to the west-north-west.
Speirs Island, an island, is found 9.2 km to the east-north-east. Further west, Cochno Loch, a lake, is 16.5 km away, and Duncolm, a mountain, is 18.8 km away.
Within a 300 km radius of Kirkintilloch, 250 verified aurora reports were recorded between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
Based on Kp index data, qualifying nights for aurora viewing have occurred on March 24, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 23, 2026 (Kp 5.0), March 22, 2026 (Kp 6.67), March 21, 2026 (Kp 6.0), and March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0).
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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