Aurora Borealis in Yorkton

Canada · 51.22°, -102.47° · geomagnetic 59.0° · needs Kp 5

Tonight's aurora forecast for Yorkton

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Peak chance of a visible display tonight, from the same model the Revon app runs. Yorkton 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 Yorkton

Yorkton is located at 59.0° geomagnetic latitude. Auroras are typically visible at this latitude when the planetary Kp index reaches 5.

Based on historical data, there are approximately 25.5 nights per year in Yorkton where auroral activity could be observed. The record span for this data is from April 2, 2016, to March 30, 2026.

The best months for aurora viewing in Yorkton are September, March, and October. During these months, the nights are dark enough to potentially see the aurora.

However, June and July experience periods without full darkness, which may impact viewing opportunities during those summer months.

Yorkton has a Bortle rating of 4, indicating a dark sky location. Areas with a Bortle rating of 4 are found 4 km north-north-west near Orkney No. 244.

Nearby geographical features include McOuat Lake, 24.2 km north of Yorkton, and Rhein Lake, 25.6 km north-east of Yorkton. Swallow Beach is located 33.6 km north-north-west of Yorkton, and Kitchimanitou Beach is 34.4 km north-north-west.

Logan Bay is situated 5.7 km south-south-west of Yorkton.

McOuat Lake is a lake located 24.2 km north of Yorkton.

Rhein Lake, another lake, is situated 25.6 km north-east of Yorkton.

Swallow Beach and Kitchimanitou Beach are beaches located north-north-west of Yorkton. Logan Bay is a bay to the south-south-west of the city.

There have been 54 verified aurora reports within 300 km of Yorkton between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.

The historical data indicates that nights with Kp 5.0 or higher occurred on March 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, 2026.

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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