AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 10 October 1999 at 15:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 10 October 1999 (Kp 5.7): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.7. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.2° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 50.7°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 9 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Sat 9 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Sat 9 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 0.67 Sat 9 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Sat 9 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sat 9 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Sun 10 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 10 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 10 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sun 10 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 10 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 10 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sun 10 Oct 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sun 10 Oct 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Mon 11 Oct 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Mon 11 Oct 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 11 Oct 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Mon 11 Oct 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Mon 11 Oct 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Mon 11 Oct 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 10 OctMon 11 Oct
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

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

Only in photos

1,460 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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