AuroraMeteo

G3Peak 7 August 2003 at 18:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 7 August 2003 (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 18 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Wed 6 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 6 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 6 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 7 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Thu 7 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 7 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Thu 7 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Thu 7 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 7 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 7 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 6.67 Thu 7 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 8 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Fri 8 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Fri 8 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Fri 8 Aug 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 8 Aug 12:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Fri 8 Aug 15:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Fri 8 Aug 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Fri 8 Aug 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Sat 9 Aug 00:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 9 Aug 03:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Sat 9 Aug 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.33 Thu 7 AugFri 8 AugSat 9 Aug
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

1,574 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,825 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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