Where the sky is working tonight
One score per destination: darkness, solar activity, clouds and moonlight combined into the chance of actually seeing the northern lights tonight. Updated every half hour from NOAA and Open-Meteo data.
- 10.0/10RovaniemiFinlandBest around 00:00–03:00 local
- 9.9/10KirunaSwedenBest around 23:00–02:00 local
- 9.7/10AbiskoSwedenBest around 23:00–02:00 local
- 9.4/10Lofoten IslandsNorwayBest around 20:00–23:00 local
- 8.4/10TromsøNorwayBest around 02:00–05:00 local
- 7.5/10YellowknifeCanadaClouds are the problem
- 5.2/10FairbanksUnited States (Alaska)Clouds are the problem
- 3.6/10ReykjavíkIcelandClouds are the problem
Planning a trip instead?
Tonight's forecast only matters if you are already there. If you are choosing when to go, each destination has a month-by-month page built from 30 years of geomagnetic records and 10 years of cloud history — for example the best time to see the aurora in Tromsø.