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Northern Lights forecast

Tonight — Saturday, June 13, 2026

No aurora right now — Iceland's summer nights are too bright

From May to early August the midnight sun keeps the sky too bright for northern lights, no matter how strong solar activity is. The aurora season runs from late August to mid-April.

The new season starts in about 68 days, around August 20.

Kp index
2.67
Quiet
Cloud cover tonight
45%
Partly cloudy
Moon
4%
Dark sky

Aurora probability by region

Reykjavík
1%
Vík
0%
Akureyri
1%
Mývatn
1%
Ísafjörður
1%
Egilsstaðir
1%

3-day Kp forecast

Kp 5.7
Today
Kp 4.7
Tomorrow
Kp 3.7
Day 3
Data: NOAA SWPC · ECMWF via Open-Meteo · Veðurstofa Íslands