Iceland Northern Lights 2017 Forecast

Be sure to check the live aurora forecast and weather conditions before your northern lights tour in iceland.

Iceland northern lights 2017 forecast.

Northern lights scotland forecast northern lights my telegraph june 21st 2013 11 56 pm forecasting scotland does not have any forecasting service so probably the northern lights forecast in iceland is the closest. Green areas are cloudy and white areas clear skies. See live northern lights forecast automatically updated. The aurora forecast is in universal time utc which is eight hours ahead of alaska time.

The northern lights forecast is all about physics formulas and numbers but don t worry there are many northern lights trackers making aurora prediction straightforward to the average person now it s easier than ever to understand it. Short term and long term aurora forecasts as well as current data. Aurora prediction and northern lights forecast 27 day aurora forecast. Highly unusual maybe your friends and relatives at home will see the northern lights too.

Below you can find a chart of historical data of the northern lights in iceland in 2017 with reykjavik as a reference. A big solarstorm is coming don t miss your chance to catch some amazing aurora displays. Cloud cover northern lights forecast for iceland conditions for tonight s northern lights viewing. This is a very helpful tool for predicting auroras.

How to photograph the northern lights. On average the sun revolves on its axis once every 27 28 days as seen from earth. To see northern lights in iceland you usually need a kp 3 or higher. The scale changes in accordance with the date selected under the cloud.

Check the conditions before you go to see the northern lights on your tour of iceland. Available in a variety of formats ranging from detailed technical predictions to simple information in laymen s terms. The map of iceland shows forecast of cloud cover. Kp is the value related to the aurora forecast and ranges from 0 to 9.

Kp index forecast the scale ranges from 0 to 9 where a value of 0 indicates very little geomagnetic activity and a value of 9 indicates an extreme geomagnetic storm. I ve been photographing northern lights all over the world over the last few years and in this article i ll summarize all my knowledge so you can. We compare the nights with kp 3 and nights that last more than 4 hours. Move the slider below the cloud cover map or click directly on a day or time.

Moderate but with good chances to catch the northern lights. This means midnight universal time is 4 p m. This is the most usual forecast.