Aurora Borealis in the United Kingdom
789 places with a forecast · Kp 5 to 7 · updated daily
Aurora borealis forecasts in the United Kingdom
There is no single aurora borealis forecast for the United Kingdom, and any number offered as one would be wrong almost everywhere in it. The auroral oval reaches part of the country on a quiet night and the rest of it only during a storm: Kilmarnock needs Kp 5, while St Austell needs Kp 7 — a storm level that arrives a fraction as often.
So this page is a directory rather than a forecast. Each of the 789 places below has its own page with tonight’s hourly odds, the next 30 nights, and the drive to darker sky that matters more than the forecast does.
Where the aurora borealis is visible on the most nights in the United Kingdom
Counting only nights when the storm was strong enough for that location and the sky there was dark enough at the same time. That is why the far north of the United Kingdom does not automatically top the list: the closer a place is to the pole, the more of its summer never gets dark at all.
| Place | Kp needed | Nights / year |
|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | Kp 5 | 22.9 |
| Irvine | Kp 5 | 22.9 |
| Kilwinning | Kp 5 | 22.9 |
| East Kilbride | Kp 5 | 22.7 |
| Hamilton | Kp 5 | 22.7 |
| Meikle Earnock | Kp 5 | 22.7 |
| Motherwell | Kp 5 | 22.7 |
| Wishaw | Kp 5 | 22.7 |
NOAA planetary Kp, 2016-04-02 to 2026-03-30
Every place in the United Kingdom with a forecast
All 789 of them, grouped by region, with the Kp each one needs before the aurora borealis clears its northern horizon. Lower is better.
England
- AbingdonKp 7
- AccringtonKp 7
- Acocks GreenKp 7
- ActonKp 7
- Adwick le StreetKp 7
- AldershotKp 7
- AldridgeKp 7
- AlfretonKp 7
- AllertonKp 7
- AltonKp 7
- AltrinchamKp 7
- AmershamKp 7
- Amersham on the HillKp 7
- AmpthillKp 7
- AndoverKp 7
- ArchwayKp 7
- ArnoldKp 7
- AscotKp 7
- AshfordKp 7
- AshingtonKp 7
- Ashton in MakerfieldKp 7
- Ashton-under-LyneKp 7
- AstonKp 7
- AthertonKp 7
- AylesburyKp 7
- BaildonKp 7
- BanburyKp 7
- BansteadKp 7
- BarkingKp 7
- BarnesKp 7
- BarnetKp 7
- BarnsleyKp 7
- BarnstapleKp 7
- Barrow in FurnessKp 7
- Bartley GreenKp 7
- BasfordKp 7
- BasildonKp 7
- BasingstokeKp 7
- BathKp 7
- BatleyKp 7
- BatterseaKp 7
- BayswaterKp 7
- BebingtonKp 7
- BeckenhamKp 7
- BecontreeKp 7
- BedfordKp 7
- BedlingtonKp 7
- BedworthKp 7
- Belle ValeKp 7
- BelperKp 7
- BentleyKp 7
- BerkhamstedKp 7
- Bethnal GreenKp 7
- BeverleyKp 7
- BexleyKp 7
- BicesterKp 7
- BiddulphKp 7
- BidefordKp 7
- BiggleswadeKp 7
- BillericayKp 7
- BillinghamKp 7
- BingleyKp 7
- BirkenheadKp 7
- BirminghamKp 7
- Bishop AucklandKp 7
- Bishops StortfordKp 7
- BishopstokeKp 7
- BlackburnKp 7
- BlackheathKp 7
- BlackpoolKp 7
- BlackwallKp 7
- BletchleyKp 7
- BloxwichKp 7
- BlythKp 7
- BoltonKp 7
- BootleKp 7
- BordonKp 7
- BorehamwoodKp 7
- BostonKp 7
- BowKp 7
- BowthorpeKp 7
- BracknellKp 7
- BradfordKp 7
- BraintreeKp 7
- BramhallKp 7
- BraunstoneKp 7
- BredburyKp 7
- BrentKp 7
- BrentwoodKp 7
- BridgwaterKp 7
- BridlingtonKp 7
- Brierley HillKp 7
- BrighouseKp 7
- BristolKp 7
- BrixtonKp 7
- BrockleyKp 7
- BromsgroveKp 7
- BroughKp 7
- BrownhillsKp 7
- BurngreaveKp 7
- Burnham-on-SeaKp 7
- BurnleyKp 7
- BurntwoodKp 7
- Burton upon TrentKp 7
- BuryKp 7
- Bury St EdmundsKp 7
- BusheyKp 7
- BuxtonKp 7
- CalneKp 7
- CamberleyKp 7
- CambridgeKp 7
- Camden TownKp 7
- Canary WharfKp 7
- Canning TownKp 7
- CannockKp 7
- Canvey IslandKp 7
- CarlisleKp 7
- CarshaltonKp 7
- CartertonKp 7
- CastlefordKp 7
- CaterhamKp 7
- CatfordKp 7
- ChaddertonKp 7
- Chalfont Saint PeterKp 7
- Chalk FarmKp 7
- Chapel AllertonKp 7
- ChapeltownKp 7
- ChathamKp 7
- Cheadle HulmeKp 7
- ChelmsfordKp 7
- ChelseaKp 7
- CheltenhamKp 7
- CheshamKp 7
- CheshuntKp 7
- ChessingtonKp 7
- ChesterKp 7
- Chester-le-StreetKp 7
- ChesterfieldKp 7
- ChingfordKp 7
- ChippenhamKp 7
- Chipping SodburyKp 7
- ChislehurstKp 7
- ChiswickKp 7
- ChorleyKp 7
- CirencesterKp 7
- City of WestminsterKp 7
- Clacton-on-SeaKp 7
- CleckheatonKp 7
- CleethorpesKp 7
- ClevedonKp 7
- CoalvilleKp 7
- CobhamKp 7
- ColchesterKp 7
- ColneKp 7
- CongletonKp 7
- ConisbroughKp 7
- ConsettKp 7
- CorbyKp 7
- CoulsdonKp 7
- CoventryKp 7
- CowleyKp 7
- CramlingtonKp 7
- CrawleyKp 7
- CreweKp 7
- CricklewoodKp 7
- CrowthorneKp 7
- CroydonKp 7
- DagenhamKp 7
- DarlingtonKp 7
- DartfordKp 7
- DartonKp 7
- DarwenKp 7
- DaventryKp 7
- DentonKp 7
- DerbyKp 7
- DevizesKp 7
- DewsburyKp 7
- DidcotKp 7
- DinningtonKp 7
- DoncasterKp 7
- DorkingKp 7
- DroitwichKp 7
- DronfieldKp 7
- DroylsdenKp 7
- DudleyKp 7
- DukinfieldKp 7
- DunstableKp 7
- DurhamKp 7
- Ealing CommonKp 7
- Earl ShiltonKp 7
- EarlsfieldKp 7
- East BarnetKp 7
- East DerehamKp 7
- East MoleseyKp 7
- EastleighKp 7
- EastwoodKp 7
- EcclesKp 7
- EdmontonKp 7
- EghamKp 7
- EllandKp 7
- Ellesmere Port TownKp 7
- ElthamKp 7
- ElyKp 7
- Enfield LockKp 7
- Enfield TownKp 7
- EpsomKp 7
- EsherKp 7
- EveshamKp 7
- EwellKp 7
- ExeterKp 7
- ExmouthKp 7
- FailsworthKp 7
- FarnboroughKp 7
- FarnhamKp 7
- FarnworthKp 7
- FavershamKp 7
- FazakerleyKp 7
- FelixstoweKp 7
- FellingKp 7
- FelthamKp 7
- FinchleyKp 7
- FleetKp 7
- FleetwoodKp 7
- FormbyKp 7
- Friern BarnetKp 7
- Frinton-on-SeaKp 7
- FromeKp 7
- FulhamKp 7
- FulwoodKp 7
- FurzedownKp 7
- FyldeKp 7
- GainsboroughKp 7
- GarstonKp 7
- GatesheadKp 7
- Gerrards CrossKp 7
- GillinghamKp 7
- Glen ParvaKp 7
- GlossopKp 7
- GloucesterKp 7
- GodalmingKp 7
- GolborneKp 7
- Golders GreenKp 7
- GooleKp 7
- GosforthKp 7
- GranthamKp 7
- GravesendKp 7
- GraysKp 7
- Great MalvernKp 7
- Great SankeyKp 7
- Great WyrleyKp 7
- Great YarmouthKp 7
- GreenfordKp 7
- GrimsbyKp 7
- GroveKp 7
- GuildfordKp 7
- GuisboroughKp 7
- GuiseleyKp 7
- HadleighKp 7
- Hadley WoodKp 7
- HaleKp 7
- HaleKp 7
- HalesowenKp 7
- HalewoodKp 7
- HalifaxKp 7
- HamptonKp 7
- HanworthKp 7
- HarlesdenKp 7
- HarlowKp 7
- HarpendenKp 7
- HarringayKp 7
- HarrogateKp 7
- HarrowKp 7
- HartlepoolKp 7
- HartleyKp 7
- HarwichKp 7
- HaslingdenKp 7
- HatfieldKp 7
- HaverhillKp 7
- HaydockKp 7
- HayesKp 7
- HayesKp 7
- Hazel GroveKp 7
- HeanorKp 7
- HeavitreeKp 7
- HebburnKp 7
- Hemel HempsteadKp 7
- HerefordKp 7
- Herne BayKp 7
- HertfordKp 7
- HestonKp 7
- HeswallKp 7
- HeyshamKp 7
- HeywoodKp 7
- High PeakKp 7
- High WycombeKp 7
- HighburyKp 7
- HinckleyKp 7
- HindleyKp 7
- HitchinKp 7
- HoddesdonKp 7
- HollowayKp 7
- HookKp 7
- HorleyKp 7
- HornchurchKp 7
- HorsforthKp 7
- HorwichKp 7
- Houghton-Le-SpringKp 7
- HounslowKp 7
- Hoyland NetherKp 7
- HucknallKp 7
- HuddersfieldKp 7
- HumberstoneKp 7
- HuntingdonKp 7
- Hunts CrossKp 7
- HuytonKp 7
- HydeKp 7
- IlfordKp 7
- IlkestonKp 7
- IpswichKp 7
- IrlamKp 7
- IsleworthKp 7
- IslingtonKp 7
- JarrowKp 7
- KeighleyKp 7
- KempstonKp 7
- Kempston HardwickKp 7
- KendalKp 7
- KenilworthKp 7
- KensingtonKp 7
- KetteringKp 7
- KeynshamKp 7
- KidderminsterKp 7
- KidlingtonKp 7
- KidsgroveKp 7
- KilburnKp 7
- King's LynnKp 7
- Kingston upon HullKp 7
- KingswinfordKp 7
- KingswoodKp 7
- KippaxKp 7
- KirkbyKp 7
- Kirkby in AshfieldKp 7
- KirkdaleKp 7
- LancasterKp 7
- LeatherheadKp 7
- LeedsKp 7
- LeekKp 7
- LeicesterKp 7
- LeighKp 7
- Leighton BuzzardKp 7
- Letchworth Garden CityKp 7
- LeylandKp 7
- LeytonstoneKp 7
- LichfieldKp 7
- LimehouseKp 7
- LincolnKp 7
- LitherlandKp 7
- LiverpoolKp 7
- LofthouseKp 7
- LondonKp 7
- Long EatonKp 7
- LongfieldKp 7
- LongsightKp 7
- LoughboroughKp 7
- LouthKp 7
- Lower EarleyKp 7
- LowestoftKp 7
- LutonKp 7
- Lytham St AnnesKp 7
- MacclesfieldKp 7
- MaghullKp 7
- MaidenheadKp 7
- MaidstoneKp 7
- MaldonKp 7
- MaltbyKp 7
- ManchesterKp 7
- Manchester City CentreKp 7
- MangotsfieldKp 7
- Manor ParkKp 7
- MansfieldKp 7
- Mansfield WoodhouseKp 7
- MarchKp 7
- MargateKp 7
- Market HarboroughKp 7
- MarlowKp 7
- MarpleKp 7
- MelkshamKp 7
- Melton MowbrayKp 7
- MendipKp 7
- MexboroughKp 7
- MiddlesbroughKp 7
- MiddletonKp 7
- Milton KeynesKp 7
- MirfieldKp 7
- MitchamKp 7
- MordenKp 7
- MorecambeKp 7
- MoretonKp 7
- MorleyKp 7
- MountsorrelKp 7
- Muswell HillKp 7
- NailseaKp 7
- NantwichKp 7
- NelsonKp 7
- NestonKp 7
- NestonKp 7
- Nether EdgeKp 7
- New CrossKp 7
- New MaldenKp 7
- New MillsKp 7
- Newark on TrentKp 7
- NewburnKp 7
- NewburyKp 7
- Newcastle under LymeKp 7
- Newcastle upon TyneKp 7
- NewmarketKp 7
- Newport PagnellKp 7
- NewquayKp 7
- Newton AycliffeKp 7
- Newton-le-WillowsKp 7
- NorburyKp 7
- Norris GreenKp 7
- North ShieldsKp 7
- North WatfordKp 7
- NorthallertonKp 7
- NorthamptonKp 7
- NortholtKp 7
- NorthwichKp 7
- NorwichKp 7
- Notting HillKp 7
- NottinghamKp 7
- NuneatonKp 7
- OadbyKp 7
- Old SwanKp 7
- Old TraffordKp 7
- OldhamKp 7
- OrmskirkKp 7
- OrpingtonKp 7
- OssettKp 7
- OswestryKp 7
- OxfordKp 7
- Palmers GreenKp 7
- PeckhamKp 7
- PenrithKp 7
- Perry ValeKp 7
- PeterboroughKp 7
- PeterleeKp 7
- PimlicoKp 7
- PinnerKp 7
- PitseaKp 7
- PlumsteadKp 7
- Ponders EndKp 7
- PontefractKp 7
- PortisheadKp 7
- Potters BarKp 7
- Poulton-le-FyldeKp 7
- PrescotKp 7
- PrestonKp 7
- PrestwichKp 7
- Primrose PlaceKp 7
- PudseyKp 7
- PurleyKp 7
- PutneyKp 7
- RadcliffeKp 7
- RamsbottomKp 7
- RawmarshKp 7
- RawtenstallKp 7
- RayleighKp 7
- ReadingKp 7
- RedcarKp 7
- RedditchKp 7
- RedhillKp 7
- ReigateKp 7
- RetfordKp 7
- RichmondKp 7
- RipleyKp 7
- RiponKp 7
- RochdaleKp 7
- RochesterKp 7
- RochfordKp 7
- RoehamptonKp 7
- RomfordKp 7
- RomseyKp 7
- RossendaleKp 7
- RotherhamKp 7
- Royal Leamington SpaKp 7
- RoystonKp 7
- RoytonKp 7
- RugbyKp 7
- RugeleyKp 7
- RuislipKp 7
- RuncornKp 7
- RushdenKp 7
- RytonKp 7
- SaddleworthKp 7
- Saffron WaldenKp 7
- Saint NeotsKp 7
- SaleKp 7
- SalfordKp 7
- SalisburyKp 7
- SandbachKp 7
- SandhurstKp 7
- ScarboroughKp 7
- ScunthorpeKp 7
- SeahamKp 7
- SelbyKp 7
- Seven SistersKp 7
- SevenoaksKp 7
- ShadwellKp 7
- SheffieldKp 7
- Shepherds BushKp 7
- ShipleyKp 7
- ShirleyKp 7
- ShrewsburyKp 7
- SinfinKp 7
- SittingbourneKp 7
- SkegnessKp 7
- SkelmersdaleKp 7
- SleafordKp 7
- SloughKp 7
- SohoKp 7
- SolihullKp 7
- South BenfleetKp 7
- South CroydonKp 7
- South ElmsallKp 7
- South NorwoodKp 7
- South OckendonKp 7
- South RuislipKp 7
- South ShieldsKp 7
- SouthallKp 7
- SouthamptonKp 7
- Southend-on-SeaKp 7
- SouthportKp 7
- SpaldingKp 7
- SpekeKp 7
- SpennymoorKp 7
- St AlbansKp 7
- St AustellKp 7
- St HelensKp 7
- StaffordKp 7
- StainesKp 7
- StalybridgeKp 7
- StamfordKp 7
- Stamford HillKp 7
- Stanford-le-HopeKp 7
- StanleyKp 7
- StaveleyKp 7
- StepneyKp 7
- StevenageKp 7
- StockportKp 7
- Stockton-on-TeesKp 7
- Stoke-on-TrentKp 7
- StourbridgeKp 7
- Stourport-on-SevernKp 7
- StowmarketKp 7
- StratfordKp 7
- Stratford-upon-AvonKp 7
- StreathamKp 7
- StretfordKp 7
- StroodKp 7
- StroudKp 7
- SudburyKp 7
- Sunbury-on-ThamesKp 7
- SunderlandKp 7
- SurbitonKp 7
- SuttonKp 7
- Sutton ColdfieldKp 7
- Sutton in AshfieldKp 7
- SwadlincoteKp 7
- SwanleyKp 7
- SwanscombeKp 7
- SwindonKp 7
- SwintonKp 7
- TadleyKp 7
- TamworthKp 7
- TauntonKp 7
- TelfordKp 7
- TewkesburyKp 7
- ThamesmeadKp 7
- ThatchamKp 7
- ThetfordKp 7
- Thornaby-on-TeesKp 7
- ThorneKp 7
- Thornton-CleveleysKp 7
- TiptonKp 7
- TivertonKp 7
- TonbridgeKp 7
- TootingKp 7
- TottenhamKp 7
- Tottenham HaleKp 7
- TotteridgeKp 7
- TottonKp 7
- TrowbridgeKp 7
- TyldesleyKp 7
- TynemouthKp 7
- Upper NorwoodKp 7
- UrmstonKp 7
- UxbridgeKp 7
- WakefieldKp 7
- WalkdenKp 7
- WallaseyKp 7
- WallingtonKp 7
- WallsendKp 7
- WalsallKp 7
- Waltham AbbeyKp 7
- WalthamstowKp 7
- Walton-on-ThamesKp 7
- Walton-on-the-NazeKp 7
- WantageKp 7
- WareKp 7
- WarminsterKp 7
- WarringtonKp 7
- WarwickKp 7
- WashingtonKp 7
- Washwood HeathKp 7
- WatfordKp 7
- Wath upon DearneKp 7
- WealdstoneKp 7
- WednesburyKp 7
- WednesfieldKp 7
- WellingKp 7
- WellingboroughKp 7
- WellingtonKp 7
- Welwyn Garden CityKp 7
- WembleyKp 7
- West BridgfordKp 7
- West BromwichKp 7
- West EalingKp 7
- West HamKp 7
- West MoleseyKp 7
- WestburyKp 7
- WesthoughtonKp 7
- Weston-super-MareKp 7
- WeybridgeKp 7
- WhickhamKp 7
- WhitefieldKp 7
- WhitehavenKp 7
- Whitley BayKp 7
- WhitstableKp 7
- WickfordKp 7
- WidnesKp 7
- WiganKp 7
- Wigston MagnaKp 7
- WillenhallKp 7
- WillesdenKp 7
- WilmslowKp 7
- WimbledonKp 7
- WinchesterKp 7
- WindsorKp 7
- WinsfordKp 7
- WisbechKp 7
- WithamKp 7
- WitneyKp 7
- WokingKp 7
- WokinghamKp 7
- WolverhamptonKp 7
- WombwellKp 7
- Wood GreenKp 7
- Woodford GreenKp 7
- WorcesterKp 7
- Worcester ParkKp 7
- WorkingtonKp 7
- WorksopKp 7
- YarmKp 7
- YateKp 7
- YateleyKp 7
- YeadonKp 7
- YeovilKp 7
- YorkKp 7
Northern Ireland
- AntrimKp 7
- BallymenaKp 7
- BanbridgeKp 7
- BangorKp 7
- BelfastKp 7
- CarrickfergusKp 7
- CastlereaghKp 7
- ColeraineKp 7
- CraigavonKp 7
- DerryKp 7
- LarneKp 7
- LisburnKp 7
- Londonderry County BoroughKp 7
- NewryKp 7
- NewtownabbeyKp 7
- NewtownardsKp 7
- OmaghKp 7
- PortadownKp 7
Scotland
- AberdeenKp 5
- AirdrieKp 5
- AlloaKp 5
- ArbroathKp 5
- AyrKp 7
- BarrheadKp 5
- BathgateKp 5
- BearsdenKp 5
- BellshillKp 5
- BishopbriggsKp 5
- BlantyreKp 5
- BonnyriggKp 5
- BroxburnKp 5
- CambuslangKp 5
- ClydebankKp 5
- CoatbridgeKp 5
- CumbernauldKp 5
- DalserfKp 5
- DumbartonKp 5
- DumfriesKp 7
- DundeeKp 5
- DunfermlineKp 5
- East KilbrideKp 5
- EdinburghKp 5
- ElginKp 5
- ErskineKp 5
- FalkirkKp 5
- GlasgowKp 5
- GlenrothesKp 5
- GrangemouthKp 5
- GreenockKp 5
- HamiltonKp 5
- High BlantyreKp 5
- InvernessKp 5
- IrvineKp 5
- Isle of LewisKp 5
- JohnstoneKp 5
- KilmarnockKp 5
- KilwinningKp 5
- KirkcaldyKp 5
- KirkintillochKp 5
- LarkhallKp 5
- LivingstonKp 5
- Meikle EarnockKp 5
- MotherwellKp 5
- MusselburghKp 5
- Newton MearnsKp 5
- PaisleyKp 5
- PenicuikKp 5
- PerthKp 5
- PeterheadKp 5
- Port GlasgowKp 5
- RenfrewKp 5
- RutherglenKp 5
- Saint AndrewsKp 5
- StirlingKp 5
- Vale of LevenKp 5
- ViewparkKp 5
- WishawKp 5
Wales
- AberdareKp 7
- AbergeleKp 7
- AberystwythKp 7
- AmmanfordKp 7
- BangorKp 7
- BarryKp 7
- BlackwoodKp 7
- BridgendKp 7
- Briton FerryKp 7
- BrymboKp 7
- BuckleyKp 7
- CaerphillyKp 7
- CardiffKp 7
- CarmarthenKp 7
- ChepstowKp 7
- ClydachKp 7
- CoityKp 7
- Colwyn BayKp 7
- CwmbranKp 7
- DeesideKp 7
- Ebbw ValeKp 7
- FlintKp 7
- GelligaerKp 7
- GorseinonKp 7
- HawardenKp 7
- LlandudnoKp 7
- LlanelliKp 7
- MaestegKp 7
- Merthyr TydfilKp 7
- NeathKp 7
- NewportKp 7
- PenarthKp 7
- PontypoolKp 7
- PontypriddKp 7
- PorthcawlKp 7
- PrestatynKp 7
- RhonddaKp 7
- RhosllannerchrugogKp 7
- RhylKp 7
- RiscaKp 7
- SwanseaKp 7
- TonypandyKp 7
- WrexhamKp 7
What the Kp number means
Kp grades the strength of a geomagnetic storm from 0 to 9. The higher it runs, the further from the pole the auroral oval spreads, so every place has a Kp at which the aurora borealis first reaches it — that is the number beside each link above. In the United Kingdom those thresholds run from Kp 5 to Kp 7. A place at Kp 5 needs no more than a moderate storm, which arrives several times a year; one at Kp 7 needs a severe storm, and those come a handful of times per solar cycle.
Know when it is worth going outside
Revon watches the forecast for the exact spot you are standing in, anywhere in the United Kingdom, and pushes an alert when tonight’s odds clear your threshold — no checking, no guessing.
Common questions about the aurora borealis in the United Kingdom
Can you see the aurora borealis in the United Kingdom?
Yes, in all 789 places in the United Kingdom with a forecast page: each averages at least one viable night a year, and Kilmarnock leads them at 22.9 nights.
Where in the United Kingdom is the aurora borealis seen most often?
Kilmarnock. It needs Kp 5 and averages 22.9 viable nights a year, more than anywhere else in the United Kingdom we publish a forecast for. Further north is not automatically better: the closer a place is to the pole, the more of its summer never gets dark at all.
What Kp index do you need to see the aurora borealis in the United Kingdom?
Between Kp 5 and Kp 7, depending where you stand. Kilmarnock needs Kp 5; St Austell needs Kp 7, and storms that size are a small fraction as frequent.
Is there one aurora borealis forecast for the whole of the United Kingdom?
No. The auroral oval reaches some parts of the United Kingdom on a quiet night and others only in a severe storm, so a countrywide number would mislead more than it told you. The forecast is published per place, so open the page for where you will actually be.