Aurora Borealis in Lansing-Westgate

Canada · 43.75°, -79.42° · geomagnetic 53.0° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Lansing-Westgate

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Lansing-Westgate needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 5.0. 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 Lansing-Westgate

Lansing-Westgate is at a geomagnetic latitude of 53.0°.

Auroras visible at Kp 7 are expected about 3.2 nights per year.

This is based on data from 2016 to 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Lansing-Westgate are May, August, and September.

These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing your chances of seeing the aurora.

Lansing-Westgate experiences significant light pollution, with a Bortle rating of 9.

Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found approximately 74 km to the east.

Bortle 5 conditions are available about 55 km to the north near Georgina.

Environment and Climate Change Canada observatory is located 4.6 km north-west of Lansing-Westgate.

Canada's Wonderland is situated 13.6 km north-west.

Philips Lake is 19.1 km north, and Thompson Lake is 19.3 km north-north-west. Heise Hill is 20.2 km north.

There are 63 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Lansing-Westgate between 2015 and 2016.

Notable qualifying nights include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).

Additional qualifying nights occurred on November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).

Sources: 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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