Aurora Borealis in Molde

Norway · 62.74°, 7.16° · geomagnetic 62.9° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Molde

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Molde needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.8. 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 Molde

Molde is at a geomagnetic latitude of 62.9°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.

An aurora display requires a Kp index of 5 or higher. This level of activity occurs on average 19.1 nights per year.

The period between 2016 and 2026 has recorded aurora activity on these favorable nights.

The best months for aurora viewing in Molde are September, March, and October.

During April, May, June, July, and August, there is not enough darkness for optimal viewing.

Molde experiences a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating a suburban sky.

Areas near Molde offer darker skies. Bortle 4 conditions can be found 27 km south near Rauma, and Bortle 5 conditions are present 5 km east-northeast near Molde.

The horizon is marked by hills and cliffs, including Steinskarhaugen and Stakknakken to the east-northeast, and Kvithammaren to the north-northeast.

Steinskarhaugen, a hill located 3.1 km east-northeast of Molde, offers a potential vantage point.

Nearby, Stakknakken, another hill, is situated 3.1 km east-northeast.

To the north-northeast, Kvithammaren is a cliff 3.4 km away. Løvenskarvatnet lake is 4.0 km north-northwest, and Høglihammaren cliff is 4.1 km north-east.

There have been 237 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Molde between 2015 and 2016.

Historically, nights with Kp 5.0 or higher have been recorded, such as on March 24, 2026, March 23, 2026, March 21, 2026, and March 20, 2026.

Higher activity levels, like Kp 6.67, were also noted on March 22, 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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