Aurora Borealis in New Glasgow

Canada · 45.58°, -62.65° · geomagnetic 54.8° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for New Glasgow

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow

New Glasgow is located at 54.8° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp of 7 or higher.

On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year in New Glasgow where conditions might be suitable for aurora viewing.

The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in New Glasgow are May, September, and August.

These months offer a good overlap between the darker periods and historical aurora activity.

New Glasgow experiences a Bortle 6 sky. This indicates a level of light pollution that can obscure fainter celestial objects.

Darker skies, rated Bortle 2, can be found approximately 15 km south-east near McLellans Mountain.

Notable features around New Glasgow include Cantley Point and McKay Point to the north, Raspberry Island also to the north, Frasers Mountain to the east-north-east, and Big Gut bay to the north.

To the north of New Glasgow, Cantley Point and McKay Point are headlands offering potential vantage points.

Raspberry Island is also located to the north.

Frasers Mountain lies to the east-north-east, and Big Gut, a bay, is situated to the north.

There have been 23 verified aurora reports within 300 km of New Glasgow between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

The data indicates approximately 3.2 potentially viable nights per year 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 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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