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Iceland Aurora Forecast helps you check current Northern Lights conditions, cloud cover and local weather across Iceland. Use the live forecast below to find where the sky may offer the best chance of seeing the Aurora tonight.

Live Northern Lights Forecast for Iceland

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Aurora forecast for Iceland

Updated 14.09.2026. 16:55 Iceland time
No active IMO warningsChecked in the official CAP system. Conditions can change quickly.
2 road sections require an additional checkOnly confirmed obstacles and difficult conditions are shown; unknown and seasonally inactive records are excluded.
Road sections to check before departure
  • Road 54: Road repairs
  • Road 435: Road repairs
Automatically selected data; the guide makes the final route decision.
NERA indicator 8/10
Best monitored region: Reykjavík

Average activity Kp 3.5, cloud cover 0%. The indicator is not a guarantee of visibility.

Darkness from20:47
Dawn06:01
MoonMoon does not rise
Cloud cover0%

Weather in monitored regions at the start of darkness

Reykjavík8/10Clear sky9 °C · wind 2 m/s · 0% cloud
Þingvellir7/10Clear sky8 °C · wind 7 m/s · 20% cloud
Selfoss5/10Cloudy10 °C · wind 5 m/s · 70% cloud

Coming nights

Mon, 14.09. Kp 4 Darkness 20:47
Tue, 15.09. Kp 4 Darkness 20:43
Wed, 16.09. Kp 5 Darkness 20:38
Thu, 17.09. Kp 5 Darkness 20:34
Fri, 18.09. Kp 3 Darkness 20:32
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