G3Peak 18 August 2003 at 15:00 UTC
Northern Lights on 18 August 2003 (Kp 7.3): Where They Were Visible
Kp reached 7.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 51.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 47.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 30 hours.
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
3,051 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.
Only in photos
2,780 more towns could have caught a faint red or green glow low on the horizon with a phone or camera.
- NetherlandsRotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague
- HungaryBudapest, Debrecen, Szeged
- SloveniaLjubljana, Maribor, Celje
- ItalyMilan, Torino, Genoa
- FranceLyon, Nantes, Rennes
- BelgiumBrussels, Antwerp, Ghent
- SwitzerlandZürich, Geneva, Basel
- CroatiaZagreb, Rijeka, Osijek
- AustriaVienna, Graz, Linz
- CzechiaLiberec, Hradec Králové, Ústí nad Labem
- SlovakiaBratislava, Petržalka, Nitra
- LiechtensteinSchaan, Triesen, Balzers
- ArgentinaRío Gallegos, Ushuaia, Río Grande
- UkraineKyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa
- ChilePunta Arenas, Puerto Williams
- JapanAsahikawa, Kitami
- South AfricaCape Town, Gqeberha
- SerbiaBelgrade
- Falkland IslandsStanley
Whether the aurora was actually seen also depended on the weather. Use this as a guide to where it was possible.