Aurora Borealis in North Shields
United Kingdom · 55.02°, -1.45° · geomagnetic 57.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for North Shields
25%
Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. North Shields 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 North Shields
North Shields is at a geomagnetic latitude of 57.0°.
Auroras visible at Kp 7 occur about 2.6 nights per year.
The record span for these observations is from 2016 to 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in North Shields are September, August, and November.
However, full darkness is not available during May, June, and July.
North Shields has a Bortle scale rating of 6, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 26 km north near Tyne and Wear.
Darker skies, Bortle 5, can be found 13 km east near Tyne and Wear. Notable features include Whitley Bay to the north-north-east, Silverlink Park to the west-north-west, Curry Point to the north, and Saint Mary's Island Lighthouse and Saint Mary's Island to the north.
Whitley Bay is a bay located 3.2 km north-north-east of North Shields.
Silverlink Park is a hill situated 3.8 km west-north-west of North Shields.
Curry Point is a headland 6.0 km north of North Shields. Saint Mary’s Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse 6.1 km north, and Saint Mary’s Island is an island 6.2 km north.
There are 223 verified aurora sightings reported within 300 km of North Shields between 2015 and 2016.
The historical record shows viable aurora nights occurring on dates such as 2026-03-20 (Kp 7.0), 2026-01-20 (Kp 7.67), 2026-01-19 (Kp 8.67), 2025-11-12 (Kp 7.33), and 2025-11-11 (Kp 8.67).
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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