Aurora Borealis in Reading
United Kingdom · 51.46°, -0.97° · geomagnetic 53.5° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Reading
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Reading 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 Reading
Auroras are typically visible at 53.5° geomagnetic latitude when the planetary Kp index reaches 7.
In Reading, there are an average of 2.7 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.
These opportunities are recorded between 2016 and 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Reading are September, August, and November.
During June and July, there is no full darkness, which may impact viewing conditions.
Reading experiences a Bortle 7 level of light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as Bortle 4, are located 106 km south, and Bortle 5 skies are found 54 km south-south-west near Winchester.
Local terrain features include islands like Appletree Eyot and Poplar Island to the west-north-west, and hills such as Bowsey Hill and Ashley Hill to the north-east. Eton Dorney lake is to the east-north-east.
West-north-west of Reading are islands including Appletree Eyot and Poplar Island.
To the north-east, the landscape includes Bowsey Hill and Ashley Hill.
Further east-north-east lies the lake at Eton Dorney.
There have been 57 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Reading between 2015 and 2016.
Historically, qualifying nights with a Kp index of 7.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 2026, January 20, 2026, January 19, 2026, November 12, 2025, and November 11, 2025.
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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