Aurora Borealis in Mansfield
United Kingdom · 53.13°, -1.20° · geomagnetic 55.1° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Mansfield
5%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Mansfield 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 Mansfield
Mansfield is at 55.1° geomagnetic latitude.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 2.7 nights per year.
The record span for these observations is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for viewing are September, August, and November.
However, May, June, and July experience no full darkness.
Mansfield has a Bortle 7 rating, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with Bortle 4 and 5 ratings are located 97 km east near East Lindsey and 63 km south-east near South Kesteven, respectively.
The horizon is marked by hills, islands, and parks in various directions.
North-west of Mansfield, the terrain includes the hill at Mansfield Hill and the island of Don Island.
East-north-east of Mansfield, there is another hill known as Mansfield Hill.
South-south-west of Mansfield lies Locko Park, and east-south-east is Newark Island.
There are 104 verified aurora reports within 300 km for the period of 2015 to 2016.
The data indicates qualifying nights 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 analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · 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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