AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 24 April 2003 at 21:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 24 April 2003 (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 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 23 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Wed 23 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Thu 24 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 24 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 24 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 24 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 24 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 24 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 24 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 24 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 25 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 25 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 25 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 25 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 25 Apr 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 25 Apr 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Fri 25 Apr 18:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Fri 25 Apr 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Sat 26 Apr 00:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 26 Apr 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 26 Apr 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 26 Apr 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 24 AprFri 25 AprSat 26 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

1,341 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,766 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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