Northern lights tonight
Two things decide whether you see the aurora: how active the sun is, and whether it is dark and clear where the camera is. This page shows the first, live from NOAA, and tells you which of our northern cams are in the dark right now.
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The next few days
The highest Kp that NOAA predicts for each day. Kp runs from 0 to 9. From Kp 5 it counts as a geomagnetic storm.
Live cams in the aurora zone
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Northern lights camera at Lyngen North in Northern NorwayNorway2
Fairbanks Aurora CameraAlaska, USA3
Northern LightsCanada4
Northern Lights/Midnight Sun in Iceland - in HólarIceland5
Northumberland AuroraUK6
Tasiilaq · North-east: The Red HouseGreenland7
LongyearbyenNorway8
Enontekio · North: Saana - KilpisjärviFinland9
Longyearbyen · North: Camp Barentz - AdventelvaNorway10
Kiruna kommun · North-west: KebnekaiseSweden11
Gallivare · South-west: GälkaWarriors - Dundret snowparkSweden12
Jokkmokks kommunSweden13
Northeastern Region · South: EyjafjörðurIceland14
Muonio: Lappi, Finland 2Finland15
Unorganized Borough · WestAlaska, USA16
Porjus · North-west: Northern Lights webcamSweden17
Tromso · NorthNorway18
Hovsund · West: Lillevik Lofoten - Kvalnes - GimsøysandNorway19
Grunnfarnes · South-west: GrunnfarnesbotnNorway20
Lulea · WestSweden21
PorjusSweden22
Enontekio: Enontekiö - KaamoskameraFinland23
Longyearbyen · North-east: The University Centre in SvalbardNorway24
Ny-Alesund · North-east: KongsfjordenNorway25
Kiruna · South: Ofelas Icelandic horses and guide service - Sweden26
Nuuk: PupikGreenland27
UpernavikGreenland28
Urban-type settlement of Chersky · South-west: ulitsa DzerzhRussia29
Kittila · North: Levi - TuikkuFinland30
Southern Region: VeiðivötnIceland31
Eastern Region: Vatnsskarð (looking to North)Iceland32
Pelkosenniemi: PohjoisrinteetFinland33
Klaksvik · NorthFaroe Islands34
Kuusamo · South-west: Ruka Park JuniorFinland35
Sund · South-eastFaroe Islands36
Longyearbyen · North-east: SvalBad - Longyearbyen Harbour - Norway37
Tromso · South-east: Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologNorway38
Reykjavik: Harbour - MiðbakkiReykjavik, Iceland39
Tórshavn · North-east: Tórshavn Yacht HarborFaroe Islands40
Хатын-Арынский наслегRussia41
Tarnaby: Storuman, SwedenSweden42
Sorsele: Västerbotten, SwedenSweden43
Kleppstad: Gimsøystraumen bruNorway44
Moosehide · North-west: Yukon River CampgroundCanada45
Inari: Tie 4 - Saariselkä, Kaunispää - maisema2Finland46
Norsjo · South-west: KusforsvägenSweden47
Kuusamo: Pessari Yläasema - RevontulikameraFinland48
Pelkosenniemi: PerherinneFinland49
Bruksvallarna · North-east: Fjällkällan - FunäsfjällenSweden50
SkibotnNorway51
Rovaniemi · North-west: Maakuntakatu - KoskikatuFinland52
Oulu · South-east: Oulun kauppatori (Torinranta)Finland53
Tromso · WestNorway54
Ostersund · West: Östersunds rådhusSweden55
Sorvagur · North-east: Vagar airportFaroe Islands56
Kirovsk · North-west: Murmansk Oblast G.kirovskRussia57
Nordenskiold Land: Sveagruva - Braganzavågen - Van MijenfjorNorway58
Gallivare · South: DundretSweden59
Vilhelmina kommun: KittelfjällSweden60
Grenivik · North-east: Nororiental, IslandiaIceland
Northern lights camera at Lyngen North in Northern NorwayNorway2Fairbanks Aurora CameraAlaska, USA3Northern LightsCanada4Northern Lights/Midnight Sun in Iceland - in HólarIceland5Northumberland AuroraUK6Tasiilaq · North-east: The Red HouseGreenland7LongyearbyenNorway8Enontekio · North: Saana - KilpisjärviFinland9Longyearbyen · North: Camp Barentz - AdventelvaNorway10Kiruna kommun · North-west: KebnekaiseSweden11Gallivare · South-west: GälkaWarriors - Dundret snowparkSweden12Jokkmokks kommunSweden13Northeastern Region · South: EyjafjörðurIceland14Muonio: Lappi, Finland 2Finland15Unorganized Borough · WestAlaska, USA16Porjus · North-west: Northern Lights webcamSweden17Tromso · NorthNorway18Hovsund · West: Lillevik Lofoten - Kvalnes - GimsøysandNorway19Grunnfarnes · South-west: GrunnfarnesbotnNorway20Lulea · WestSweden21PorjusSweden22Enontekio: Enontekiö - KaamoskameraFinland23Longyearbyen · North-east: The University Centre in SvalbardNorway24Ny-Alesund · North-east: KongsfjordenNorway25Kiruna · South: Ofelas Icelandic horses and guide service - Sweden26Nuuk: PupikGreenland27UpernavikGreenland28Urban-type settlement of Chersky · South-west: ulitsa DzerzhRussia29Kittila · North: Levi - TuikkuFinland30Southern Region: VeiðivötnIceland31Eastern Region: Vatnsskarð (looking to North)Iceland32Pelkosenniemi: PohjoisrinteetFinland33Klaksvik · NorthFaroe Islands34Kuusamo · South-west: Ruka Park JuniorFinland35Sund · South-eastFaroe Islands36Longyearbyen · North-east: SvalBad - Longyearbyen Harbour - Norway37Tromso · South-east: Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologNorway38Reykjavik: Harbour - MiðbakkiReykjavik, Iceland39Tórshavn · North-east: Tórshavn Yacht HarborFaroe Islands40Хатын-Арынский наслегRussia41Tarnaby: Storuman, SwedenSweden42Sorsele: Västerbotten, SwedenSweden43Kleppstad: Gimsøystraumen bruNorway44Moosehide · North-west: Yukon River CampgroundCanada45Inari: Tie 4 - Saariselkä, Kaunispää - maisema2Finland46Norsjo · South-west: KusforsvägenSweden47Kuusamo: Pessari Yläasema - RevontulikameraFinland48Pelkosenniemi: PerherinneFinland49Bruksvallarna · North-east: Fjällkällan - FunäsfjällenSweden50SkibotnNorway51Rovaniemi · North-west: Maakuntakatu - KoskikatuFinland52Oulu · South-east: Oulun kauppatori (Torinranta)Finland53Tromso · WestNorway54Ostersund · West: Östersunds rådhusSweden55Sorvagur · North-east: Vagar airportFaroe Islands56Kirovsk · North-west: Murmansk Oblast G.kirovskRussia57Nordenskiold Land: Sveagruva - Braganzavågen - Van MijenfjorNorway58Gallivare · South: DundretSweden59Vilhelmina kommun: KittelfjällSweden60Grenivik · North-east: Nororiental, IslandiaIceland60 cams at 62° north or higher, or pointed at the aurora on purpose. The ones in the dark right now are listed first. A dark sky still needs to be a clear one.
Where the aurora is right now
NOAA's 30-minute aurora forecast for the northern half of the world. Kp index, forecast and map: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. See also our guide to watching the northern lights live.