AuroraMeteo

G1Peak 18 March 2015 at 12:00 UTC

Northern Lights on 18 March 2015 (Kp 5.3): Where They Were Visible

Kp reached 5.3. At that level the edge of the auroral oval reaches about 55.8° magnetic latitude, so the aurora could be seen low on the horizon down to roughly 51.3°. Activity stayed at storm level (Kp 5 or more) for 12 hours.

03579 G1 G3 Tue 17 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Tue 17 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Tue 17 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 7.33 Tue 17 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 7.67 Wed 18 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 6.00 Wed 18 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 18 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 18 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Wed 18 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 18 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 5.33 Wed 18 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Wed 18 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 4.67 Thu 19 Mar 00:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 19 Mar 03:00 UTC · Kp 4.00 Thu 19 Mar 06:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Thu 19 Mar 09:00 UTC · Kp 5.00 Thu 19 Mar 12:00 UTC · Kp 4.33 Thu 19 Mar 15:00 UTC · Kp 3.00 Thu 19 Mar 18:00 UTC · Kp 2.33 Thu 19 Mar 21:00 UTC · Kp 3.67 Wed 18 MarThu 19 Mar
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

2,390 towns on our list had enough activity while it was dark there. Cloud cover is not included.

Only in photos

4,107 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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