Aurora Borealis in Morecambe
United Kingdom · 54.07°, -2.86° · geomagnetic 56.3° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Morecambe
16%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Morecambe 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 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Morecambe
Morecambe is at a geomagnetic latitude of 56.3°, which is favorable for aurora viewing.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 have occurred an average of 2.6 nights per year in this region.
The record span for these observations is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Morecambe are September, August, and November.
During May, June, and July, there is no full darkness, which may impact viewing opportunities.
Morecambe has a Bortle scale rating of 5, indicating moderate light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found 21 km north-east near Westmorland and Furness.
Further Bortle 5 dark sky areas are located 11 km south-east near Lancaster. Notable horizon features include Inglebrick hill to the east-north-east, Hunting Hill to the north-east, Jenny Brown's Point headland to the north-east, Humphrey Head Point headland to the north-west, and Holme Island to the north.
Geographic features near Morecambe that may offer varied viewing perspectives include Inglebrick hill, located 5.3 km east-north-east.
Hunting Hill is a hill situated 8.5 km north-east.
Further north-east is Jenny Brown's Point, a headland 9.8 km away. Humphrey Head Point, a headland, is 11.2 km north-west, and Holme Island, an island, is 14.3 km north.
There are 236 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Morecambe, recorded between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The region has experienced an average of 2.6 nights per year suitable for aurora viewing.
Notable qualifying nights in the historical record 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 · 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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