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Northern Lights in Louisiana, United States

In Louisiana the aurora is visible from about Kp 9+, first near New Orleans. Central has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Louisiana

None of the next 20 nights looks active enough here: you need about Kp 9+ by eye or Kp 7.3 for photos. Big storms usually show up 1–3 days ahead — this page updates by itself.

Weather in Louisiana

General forecast for New Orleans, the main town in Louisiana. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for New Orleans on Atlas of Seasons.

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
New Orleans 9+ 7.3 N City sky 362,701
Baton Rouge 9+ 7.3 N City sky 227,470
Shreveport 9+ 7.3 N City sky 187,593
Metairie 9+ 7.3 N City sky 138,481
Lafayette 9+ 7.3 N City sky 121,374
Bossier City 9+ 7.3 N City sky 68,094
Monroe 9+ 7.3 N City sky 49,598
Alexandria 9+ 7.3 N City sky 47,889
Central 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 28,295
Slidell 9+ 7.3 N City sky 27,942
Prairieville 9+ 7.3 N City sky 26,895
Ruston 9+ 7.3 N City sky 22,340
Natchitoches 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 18,365
Opelousas 9+ 7.3 N City sky 16,591
Minden 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,690
DeRidder 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,890
Bastrop 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 10,713

Best months in Louisiana

Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.

Activity of Kp 9+ or more is too rare here for monthly odds to be meaningful. The table still shows how often nights are clear and dark.

0%10% July: 0% Jul August: 0% Aug September: 0% Sept October: 0% Oct November: 0% Nov December: 0% Dec January: 0% Jan February: 0% Feb March: 0% Mar April: 0% Apr May: 0% May June: 0% Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
  3. Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
  4. Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
  5. Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
  6. Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) camera in New Orleans Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
  7. Kp 8 Severe storm (G4) Central Europe to the eye; red sky in photos from northern Italy, Spain, the Balkans and Turkey's Black Sea coast.
  8. Kp 9 Extreme storm (G5) Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

The town pages in this region also cover 2,127 villages and districts nearby.

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