Best aurora forecast app in 2026: an honest comparison
My Aurora Forecast, Hello Aurora, Aurora Now, SpaceWeatherLive, Norya. Which aurora forecast app actually answers the only question that matters tonight.
Blog
Norya’s guides and articles on the northern lights: where and when to see them, which Kp your city needs, how to choose an aurora app.
Guides
Where to see the northern lights: 20 places ranked by your real odds
Most lists rank destinations by latitude on a map. The measure that decides is geomagnetic latitude: 20 places ranked, with the Kp each needs and its real season.
Best time to see the northern lights: why September and March beat December
December and January are the quietest months for storms. March, April, September and October have twice as many: activity by month, usable night hours and the Moon.
Articles
Kp index and the northern lights: what Kp 5 means, city by city
Kp 5 is a G1 storm: plenty for Copenhagen, barely for Paris, short of New York. The threshold for 23 cities, and how often alert nights are cloudy.
Best time to see the northern lights in Iceland: month by month
Reykjavik's season runs August 10 to May 4, not September to April. Usable night, storm days and clear skies for each month, measured, plus the Moon.