Aurora Borealis in Parkwoods-Donalda
Canada · 43.76°, -79.33° · geomagnetic 53.0° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Parkwoods-Donalda
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Parkwoods-Donalda 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 Parkwoods-Donalda
Parkwoods-Donalda is at 53.0° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible here typically require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are 3.2 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Parkwoods-Donalda are May, September, and August.
These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing the aurora.
Parkwoods-Donalda experiences Bortle 8 light pollution. A Bortle 4 sky is located 67 km to the east.
A Bortle 5 sky can be found 54 km east-north-east near Clarington.
Notable features in the vicinity include Gibson Park to the west-north-west, Frenchman's Bay to the east-north-east, and Heise Hill to the north-north-west.
Gibson Park is located 7.1 km west-north-west of Parkwoods-Donalda.
The Environment and Climate Change Canada observatory is situated 11.6 km west-north-west.
Canada's Wonderland is a park 19.6 km west-north-west, and Heise Hill is a hill 20.3 km north-north-west.
There have been 63 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Parkwoods-Donalda between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.
The historical data includes qualifying nights such as March 20, 2026 (Kp 7.0), January 20, 2026 (Kp 7.67), and January 19, 2026 (Kp 8.67).
Additional qualifying nights in the record are November 12, 2025 (Kp 7.33) and November 11, 2025 (Kp 8.67).
Sources: 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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