Aurora Borealis in Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
Canada · 43.75°, -79.59° · geomagnetic 53.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown 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 10:35 UTC
Local aurora guide for Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown
Auroras are typically visible at Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown when the geomagnetic activity reaches Kp 7 or higher.
At a geomagnetic latitude of 53.0°, this location experiences approximately 3.2 aurora-viable nights per year.
These conditions have been observed between April 2, 2016, and March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown are May, August, and September.
These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing the aurora.
Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown experiences significant light pollution, with a Bortle rating of 9.
Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found approximately 87 km to the east. Bortle 5 skies are located about 56 km to the north near Georgina.
Notable features in the surrounding area include Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada's Wonderland, and Gibson Park, along with Thompson Lake and Hackett Lake.
The area around Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown includes Environment and Climate Change Canada, located 10.1 km east-north-east.
Canada's Wonderland is situated 11.2 km north-north-east, and Gibson Park is 14.0 km east.
Lakes such as Thompson Lake (21.2 km north-north-east) and Hackett Lake (22.0 km north) are also present in the vicinity.
Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 64 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown.
Notable qualifying nights with high Kp values include March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
Additional qualifying nights occurred on 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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