Aurora Borealis in Savage
United States · 44.78°, -93.34° · geomagnetic 53.4° · needs Kp 7
Tonight's aurora forecast for Savage
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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Savage needs Kp 7 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 10:36 UTC
Local aurora guide for Savage
Savage is located at 53.4° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras visible at this latitude typically require a Kp of 7 or higher.
On average, there are about 3.2 nights per year in Savage where conditions are suitable for aurora viewing.
The historical record spans from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
The best months for aurora viewing in Savage are May, September, and August.
These months align with periods of darker skies, increasing the chances of observing the aurora.
Savage experiences a Bortle 9 sky, indicating significant light pollution.
Areas with darker skies, such as near Kenyon Township (Bortle 5) or the Town of Stockholm (Bortle 4), are located to the south-south-east and east-south-east respectively.
Local features like Westwood Playground, South Glen Playground, Rice Lake, Hyland Lake, and Mount Gilboa offer varied horizons to the north-north-east, north, and north-west.
In the vicinity of Savage, several locations offer potential vantage points.
These include Westwood Playground to the north-north-east, South Glen Playground to the north, Rice Lake to the west-north-west, Hyland Lake also to the north-north-west, and Mount Gilboa further north-north-west.
Between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016, there were 164 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Savage.
Notable qualifying nights with Kp values of 7.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 2026; January 20, 2026; January 19, 2026; November 12, 2025; and November 11, 2025.
The data for viable nights per year and record span are based on analysis from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.
Sources: Revon location dataset · 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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