Zhejiang, ChinaMagnetic latitude 24.1°Population 3,590,00076 m above sea level
Can you see the northern lights in Puyang Subdistrict?
The aurora is practically never visible from Puyang Subdistrict. At 24.1° magnetic latitude, even the strongest storms rarely reach this far from the poles.
Right now
It is still light here. Darkness starts at 18:18.
Latest measured half-hour activity worldwide: Hp30 0.7.
Updates every minute while this page is open. Ground data: GFZ Potsdam Hp30 index (CC BY 4.0).
Tonight in one minute
Not tonight
- Solar activity Too weak: Kp 4.7 expected, 9+ needed here.
- Sky Mostly clear (4% cloud).
- Darkness Dark from 18:18 to 05:12.
What to do: Not tonight — your next chance is shown just below.
Tuesday 20 October — No · Kp 4.7 · Forecast cloud: 4%. · Reliability: medium
Each box is one night: the colour shows the chance, the number the expected Kp. Tap a night for details.
📅 Add these nights to your calendar — it updates itself (.ics)
How far ahead can the northern lights be forecast?
- Minutes to an hour: satellites 1.5 million km away measure the solar wind before it reaches Earth. This is the surest warning — the “Right now” box uses it.
- 1–3 days: when the Sun throws out a cloud of particles, it takes one to three days to arrive. NOAA's 3-hourly forecast covers these nights; the timing can still be off by a few hours.
- 4–27 days: the Sun turns once every 27 days, and regions that disturbed Earth's field last time often do it again. NOAA's 27-day outlook gives this rough trend — new eruptions are not in it yet.
Tonight
Updated 06:15 local time
Unlikely
Best around 18:00. Forecast max Kp 4.7 (this place needs 9+), average cloud 4%.
- Dark enough
- 18:18 – 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:26 · sunrise 06:04
- Moon
- 53% · ↑ 13:21 · ↓ 23:59
- Kp neededKp index: a 0–9 measure of geomagnetic activity. The higher it is, the further from the poles the aurora reaches.
- Kp 9+
- Look towards
- north (356°)
Cloud layers and weather
Low cloud blocks the aurora completely. Thin high cloud often still lets a bright aurora shine through, so a sky with only high cloud is worth a look.
| Time | Mon, 18 | Mon, 21 | Tue, 00 | Tue, 03 | Tue, 19 | Tue, 22 | Wed, 01 | Wed, 04 | Wed, 20 | Wed, 23 | Thu, 02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low cloud | 2% | 9% | 29% | 33% | 21% | 44% | 71% | 76% | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| Mid cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 28% | 47% | 67% | 65% | 33% | 0% |
| High cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Temperature | 25 °C | 22 °C | 21 °C | 22 °C | 24 °C | 21 °C | 21 °C | 19 °C | 17 °C | 15 °C | 15 °C |
| Feels like | 25 °C | 22 °C | 21 °C | 22 °C | 24 °C | 21 °C | 21 °C | 19 °C | 17 °C | 15 °C | 15 °C |
| Wind | 1 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s |
Cloud layers and weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Score = activity (NOAA Kp and OVATION) × clear sky (MET Norway) × darkness × moonlight. Methodology
Weather in Puyang Subdistrict
The aurora only shows through clear skies, so the weather matters as much as the Kp index. Here is the general forecast for Puyang Subdistrict: temperature, wind and the chance of rain for the coming days.
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What you would see from Puyang Subdistrict
Facing north. Bands show where the aurora sits at two activity levels.
| Kp | What you see | Lower edge | Ray tops | Distance to the aurora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Below the horizon | -18° | -17° | 4,270 km |
| 3 | Below the horizon | -17° | -16° | 4,048 km |
| 4 | Below the horizon | -16° | -14° | 3,825 km |
| 5 | Below the horizon | -15° | -13° | 3,603 km |
| 6 | Below the horizon | -13° | -12° | 3,380 km |
| 7 | Below the horizon | -12° | -11° | 3,158 km |
| 8 | Below the horizon | -11° | -9° | 2,936 km |
| 9 | Below the horizon | -10° | -8° | 2,713 km |
The Kp scale in plain words
Kp is a 0–9 score for how strongly the Earth's magnetic field is being shaken by the solar wind. The higher it goes, the further from the poles the northern lights reach. Kp 0–2 is a quiet night; Kp 5 and above is a geomagnetic storm.
- Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
- Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
- Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
- Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) next 24 h Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
- Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
- Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
- Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
- Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).
Light pollution
City sky. City lights hide all but the brightest displays. Plan to leave the urban area.
Estimate from NASA VIIRS night-light data (sky-glow model within 50 km). Check access and private land before you go.
Hills and mountains
Terrain is not modelled for this place.
From elevation data (AWS Terrain Tiles) along seven lines of sight up to 30 km.
Best months to see the aurora in Puyang Subdistrict
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
Activity of Kp 9+ or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.
| Month | Good nights | Clear nights | Darkness | Low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 0% | 50% | 9.9 h | 20° / 28°C |
| October | 0% | 57% | 10.6 h | 14° / 24°C |
| November | 0% | 51% | 11.5 h | 8° / 18°C |
| December | 0% | 58% | 11.8 h | 1° / 12°C |
| January | 0% | 47% | 11.5 h | 0° / 11°C |
| February | 0% | 39% | 11.0 h | 2° / 13°C |
| March | 0% | 42% | 10.3 h | 6° / 18°C |
| April | 0% | 40% | 9.3 h | 11° / 23°C |
Practical information
- Nearest airport
- Yiwu Airport (YIW) · 19 km
- Typical low / high in January
- 0° / 11°C
- What to wear
- Cool nights: layers, a windproof jacket, hat and gloves for standing still outside. Full clothing guide
Questions and answers
What Kp do you need to see the aurora in Puyang Subdistrict?
The aurora is practically never visible from Puyang Subdistrict. At 24.1° magnetic latitude, even the strongest storms rarely reach this far from the poles.
Which way should I look for the aurora in Puyang Subdistrict?
Around Puyang Subdistrict the aurora is often right overhead. Start by facing north, but look up and all around — in strong storms it can fill the whole sky and even appear behind you.
When is the aurora season in Puyang Subdistrict?
Puyang Subdistrict gets dark enough for the aurora all year round, though the long winter nights give the most hours to watch.
Is there much light pollution in Puyang Subdistrict?
City lights hide all but the brightest displays. Plan to leave the urban area.
Also covered by this forecast
Villages and districts around Puyang Subdistrict share its forecast: within a few kilometres the sky, the Kp needed and the best direction are the same.
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- Wenxi 1 km
- Jinshi 1 km
- Shangwuli 2 km
- Punan 2 km
- Bailin 2 km
- Gaocun 2 km
- Tongqiaocun 2 km
- Zhuhongcun 2 km
- Shiyancun 2 km
- Qunshengcun 2 km
- Jiangtangcun 2 km
- Wuli 2 km
- Shimatou 3 km
- Qili 3 km
- Chijiaoling 3 km
- Shizhai 3 km
- Xiangzhai 3 km
- Weidian 3 km
- Qianyu 3 km
- Shima 3 km
- Tongle 3 km
- Hongqi 3 km
- Yangtiancun 3 km
- Tonglecun 3 km
- Zhushancun 3 km
- Bailincun 3 km
- Pubeicun 3 km
- Hongqicun 3 km
- Tianxiancun 3 km
- Zhonggeng 3 km
- Ping’anzhang 4 km
- Fangzhai 4 km
- Houlang 4 km
- Fudian 4 km
- Shitawan 4 km
- Qiaoxi 4 km
- Hengshan 4 km
- Xianhua 4 km
- Zhaofeng 4 km