Aurora Borealis in Marquette
United States · 46.54°, -87.40° · geomagnetic 55.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Marquette
8%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Marquette 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 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Marquette
Marquette is at a geomagnetic latitude of 55.5°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 3.2 nights per year.
The record span for these observations is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Marquette are May, August, and September.
Marquette has a Bortle scale rating of 5.
Areas with Bortle 2 conditions are found 12 km east-south-east of Marquette.
Near Negaunee Township, 9 km west-south-west of Marquette, conditions are Bortle 5.
Tourist Park is located 3.0 km north-north-west of Marquette.
Setter Field is 3.2 km north-north-west of Marquette.
Presque Isle Breakwater Lighthouse is 3.7 km north-north-east of Marquette, and Shiras Pool is 4.5 km north of the city. Middle Bay is 5.0 km north of Marquette.
There are 104 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Marquette between 2015 and 2016.
Notable qualifying nights include 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 location dataset · 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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