Aurora Borealis in Mission
Canada · 49.13°, -122.30° · geomagnetic 54.6° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Mission
2%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Mission needs Kp 7 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. 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 Mission
Aurora activity is measured by the Kp index. A Kp of 7 is considered a strong geomagnetic storm.
Mission is at a geomagnetic latitude of 54.6°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
On average, there are about 3.1 nights per year with sufficient aurora activity for viewing.
The best months for aurora viewing in Mission are May, September, and August.
June experiences no full darkness due to the midnight sun phenomenon.
Mission has a Bortle scale rating of 4, indicating a dark sky location.
Areas with Bortle 4 conditions are found 14 km north-north-east near Area F (McConnell Creek/Hatzic Prairie).
The horizon features include Lower Hatzic Slough to the east-north-east, Hatzic Lake to the east-north-east, Hatzic Island to the north-east, Dewdney Peak to the north-east, and Strawberry Island to the east.
Geographic features near Mission include Lower Hatzic Slough, a lake located 5.2 km east-north-east.
Hatzic Lake, another lake, is situated 5.5 km east-north-east.
Hatzic Island is an island 6.1 km north-east, while Dewdney Peak, a peak, is 9.2 km north-east. Strawberry Island, an island, is 9.9 km east.
There have been 58 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Mission between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The period from 2016 to 2026 has recorded several nights with significant aurora activity.
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 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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