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Thursday 29 October in Tana, 15:16
Northern lights in Tana
In Tana the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 11 hours of proper darkness. It looks best from 23:00 to 01:00, with 27 % cloud cover, so the chance is low. The best of the next seven nights looks like tomorrow.
Tonight in Tana, hour by hour
When it is dark enough, how cloudy it is, and the chance each hour from the Kp forecast and the cloud cover. Hours already gone have no forecast.
- 18:0072 %
- 19:0073 %
- 20:0071 %
- 21:0044 %
- 22:0044 %
- 23:0036 %
- 00:0017 %
- 01:008 %
- 02:005 %
- 03:0039 %
- 04:0054 %
- 05:0068 %
The next seven nights in Tana
Darkness, cloud and the chance for each night. The Kp forecast reaches three nights; the dashed nights after rest on NOAA’s long-range outlook and are only a pointer.
- tonightLow11 hours darkBest 23:00–01:0027 % cloud coverKp max 2.3
- tomorrowHigh11 hours darkBest 22:00–00:008 % cloud coverKp max 5.0
- the day after tomorrowLow11 hours darkOvercast all night98 % cloud coverKp max 4.5
- SundayHigh11 hours darkBest 18:00–20:0019 % cloud coverKp about 3.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- MondayLow11 hours darkOvercast all night88 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- TuesdayLow11 hours darkBest 18:00–20:0058 % cloud coverKp about 2.0Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
- WednesdayLow11 hours darkOvercast all night90 % cloud coverKp about 2.5Rough guess from NOAA’s long-range outlook
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The next four weeks, night by night: activity, darkness and moon
- 30 Oct–1 NovGood conditions · Kp ≈ 5.0 · moon 61 %
- 16 Nov–18 NovGood conditions · Kp ≈ 4.0 · moon 56 %
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When can you see the northern lights in Tana?
The aurora needs both darkness and enough activity on the sun. Each column is a day: dark blue is the hours that are dark enough, green those of them when activity has been high enough here, on average 2014–2025.
Best here: December, November and February. Activity peaks around the March and September equinoxes, the nights are longest in midwinter.
- 3.2 hJan
- 3.5 hFeb
- 2.4 hMar
- 0 hApr
- 0 hMay
- 0 hJun
- 0 hJul
- 0 hAug
- 2.1 hSep
- 3.1 hOct
- 4.0 hNov
- 4.3 hDec
Clouds are left out: on average cloud cover varies little from month to month, while it decides each single night. See the forecast above.
Questions about the northern lights in Tana
Can I see the northern lights in Tana today?
In Tana the aurora can show from about Kp 2.5. Tonight's forecast is Kp 2.3, and right now it is 0.3. Tonight there are 11 hours of proper darkness. It looks best from 23:00 to 01:00, with 27 % cloud cover, so the chance is low. The best of the next seven nights looks like tomorrow.
When is it darkest in Tana?
It is darkest in December, with 16 hours on average per day. The whole year by month: Jan 15 h, Feb 12 h, Mar 8 h, Apr 0 h, May 0 h, Jun 0 h, Jul 0 h, Aug 0 h, Sep 6 h, Oct 10 h, Nov 14 h, Dec 16 h.
What are the northern lights?
The northern lights are light in the sky made when charged particles from the sun meet the atmosphere around Earth. Oxygen gives green light, and higher up it can turn red. In Norwegian they are called nordlys.
When in the year can I see the northern lights in Norway?
The season runs from September to April, because the aurora needs dark nights. October to March is best, when it is darkest. In the north there is midnight sun in summer, and then the aurora cannot be seen even if the sun is low.
What is the Kp index?
The Kp index measures how strong geomagnetic activity is, on a scale from 0 to 9. The higher the number, the further south the aurora reaches. Nordlyskart shows the current value and the forecast from NOAA.