AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 25 January 2003 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 25 January 2003 (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 6 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Fri 24 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 24 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Fri 24 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 24 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 24 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 24 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 24 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 25 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 25 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sat 25 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Sat 25 Jan 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Sat 25 Jan 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Sat 25 Jan 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 25 Jan 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 25 Jan 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Sun 26 Jan 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Sun 26 Jan 03:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sun 26 Jan 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Sat 25 JanSun 26 Jan
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

1,411 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

2,092 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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