AuroraMeteo

G2Peak 19 February 2014 at 06:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 19 February 2014 (Kp 6.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 6.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 53.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 49.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 18 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 0.00 Tue 18 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 1.67 Tue 18 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Tue 18 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 1.00 Tue 18 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Tue 18 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.67 Tue 18 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 19 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 19 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 19 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.33 Wed 19 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Wed 19 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.67 Wed 19 Feb 15:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Wed 19 Feb 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.00 Wed 19 Feb 21:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 20 Feb 00:00 UTC · Kp 1.33 Thu 20 Feb 03:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Thu 20 Feb 06:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Thu 20 Feb 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 20 Feb 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 19 FebThu 20 Feb
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

2,697 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

1,636 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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