Northern Lights Forecast for Iceland

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

No active IMO warningsChecked in the official CAP system. Conditions can change quickly.

Main monitored routes are passableAutomatic Vegagerðin data check. The guide confirms the final route.

NERA indicator 6/10

Best monitored region: Þingvellir

IMO Kp 1, cloud cover 10%. The indicator is not a guarantee of visibility.

Conditions indicator: activity 55%, sky clarity 45%, for the start of darkness. Wind, the Moon and light pollution are not included in the number; check local conditions and warnings.

Darkness from17:29

Dawn08:56

MoonMoon sets

Cloud cover10%

Sky clarity at the start of darknessColour shows cloud cover; the number is the NERA indicator.

2Reykjavík80% cloud

2Reykjanes100% cloud

6Þingvellir10% cloud

3Selfoss70% cloud

2Akureyri100% cloud

clear 0–25%variable 26–60%cloudy 61–100%

RY: Reykjavík · RN: Reykjanes (Garðskagaviti) · TH: Þingvellir · SF: Selfoss · AK: Akureyri

Weather in monitored regions at the start of darkness

Reykjavík2/10Overcast-3 °C · wind 2 m/s · 80% cloud

Garðskagaviti2/10Light snow-1 °C · wind 2 m/s · 100% cloud

Þingvellir6/10Partly cloudy-7 °C · wind 2 m/s · 10% cloud

Selfoss3/10Cloudy-5 °C · wind 2 m/s · 70% cloud

Akureyri - Krossanesbraut2/10Overcast-4 °C · wind 7 m/s · 100% cloud

Coming nights

Sat, 14.11. Kp 1 Darkness 17:29

Sun, 15.11. Kp 3 Darkness 17:28

Mon, 16.11. Kp 3 Darkness 17:26

Tue, 17.11. Kp 5 Darkness 17:22

Wed, 18.11. Kp 5 Darkness 17:20

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