Aurora Borealis in Mansfield Woodhouse
United Kingdom · 53.16°, -1.19° · geomagnetic 55.2° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Mansfield Woodhouse
5%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Mansfield Woodhouse 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 Woodhouse
Mansfield Woodhouse is at 55.2° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude during intense geomagnetic storms, rated Kp 7 or higher.
On average, there are 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing in this region. These opportunities are recorded between 2016 and 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Mansfield Woodhouse are September, August, and November. These months offer the longest periods of darkness.
During May, June, and July, there is insufficient darkness for aurora viewing due to extended daylight hours.
Mansfield Woodhouse experiences a Bortle 7 level of light pollution. Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 97 km east near East Lindsey.
The horizon to the north-northeast is marked by Welbeck Colliery, a hill 7.5 km away. To the east-northeast, Burstheart Hill is a hill 10.4 km away.
Welbeck Colliery is a hill located 7.5 km north-northeast of Mansfield Woodhouse.
Burstheart Hill is a hill situated 10.4 km east-northeast of Mansfield Woodhouse.
Don Island is an island 31.1 km north-northwest of Mansfield Woodhouse. Torksey Island is an island 33.4 km east-northeast of Mansfield Woodhouse. Locko Park is a park 28.4 km south-southwest of Mansfield Woodhouse.
There are 104 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Mansfield Woodhouse between 2015 and 2016.
Notable aurora events recorded between 2016 and 2026 include Kp 7.0 on March 20, 2026, and Kp 7.67 on January 20, 2026.
Sources: Revon location dataset · 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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