AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 25 April 1998 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 25 April 1998 at 18:00 UTC (Kp 5): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 56.5° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 52.0°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 24 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Fri 24 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 25 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 25 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 25 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 25 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sat 25 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 25 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 25 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sat 25 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 26 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 26 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 26 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 26 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sun 26 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Sun 26 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 26 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 26 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 27 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Mon 27 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 25 AprSun 26 AprMon 27 Apr
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

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

Only in photos

1,668 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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