Aurora Borealis in Retford

United Kingdom · 53.32°, -0.94° · geomagnetic 55.3° · needs Kp 7

Tonight's aurora forecast for Retford

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Retford 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 10:36 UTC

Local aurora guide for Retford

Retford generally needs planetary Kp 7 before the aurora borealis reaches the local sky. Historical Kp and darkness data produce about 2.7 viable nights a year across 10.0 years of records.

The strongest historical overlap of darkness and activity occurs in September, August and November. From May through July, limited astronomical darkness can prevent viewing.

The central sky is approximately Bortle 7. The supplied darker-sky reference is 47 km east at Bortle 5.

Aurorasaurus recorded 104 verified reports within 300 km of Retford between 2015-01-01 and 2016-12-31. These records describe past observations, not tonight's prediction.

Sources: Revon analysis of NOAA planetary Kp · Solar declination and hour-angle calculation · Falchi 2016 World Atlas of artificial night sky brightness · Aurorasaurus verified positive reports

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