AuroraMeteo

G3Peak 29 April 1991 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 29 April 1991 (Kp 6.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 48.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 39 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 27 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 27 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 27 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 27 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 28 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 28 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 28 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 28 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 28 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 28 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 28 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 28 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 29 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Mon 29 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Mon 29 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 29 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Mon 29 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Mon 29 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Mon 29 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 29 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 30 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 30 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Tue 30 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Tue 30 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 30 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Tue 30 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Tue 30 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Tue 30 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Wed 1 May 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 1 May 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 28 AprMon 29 AprTue 30 AprWed 1 May
Kp 0–3 Kp 4 Kp 5–6 (G1–G2) Kp 7+ (G3+) Times in UTC; faded bars are forecasts.

Three-hourly Kp from GFZ, one day either side of the storm.

Where the aurora could be seen

2,281 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

2,978 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.

Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.

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