Aurora Borealis in Red Deer

Canada · 52.27°, -113.80° · geomagnetic 58.8° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Red Deer

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Red Deer needs Kp 5 to see anything at all, and tonight the forecast peaks at Kp 4.7. 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 Red Deer

Red Deer is located at 58.8° geomagnetic latitude.

Auroras are typically visible when the planetary Kp index reaches 5.

There are approximately 24.9 nights per year with conditions suitable for aurora viewing.

The best months for aurora viewing in Red Deer are September, March, and October.

During June and July, there is no full darkness, which can impact viewing conditions.

Red Deer experiences Bortle 7 light conditions.

Darker skies, rated Bortle 4, can be found 46 km north-east near Lacombe County.

Further Bortle 5 skies are available 21 km east near Lacombe County.

Hazlett Lake is located 7.0 km north-north-west of Red Deer.

Blackfalds Lake is situated 14.6 km north-north-east of Red Deer.

Sylvan Lake Provincial Park is 20.1 km west-north-west of Red Deer, and Jarvis Bay Provincial Park is 21.4 km west-north-west of Red Deer.

There have been 234 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Red Deer between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

The period from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026, has recorded approximately 24.9 viable aurora nights per year.

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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