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Northern Lights in Mississippi, United States

In Mississippi the aurora is visible from about Kp 9, first near Southaven. Hernando has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in Mississippi

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 Mississippi

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

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Southaven 9 7.3 N City sky 52,589
Olive Branch 9 7.3 N City sky 36,010
Horn Lake 9 7.3 N City sky 26,915
Hernando 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 15,503
Corinth 9 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 14,866
Jackson 9+ 7.3 N City sky 153,701
Gulfport 9+ 7.3 N City sky 71,856
West Gulfport 9+ 7.3 N City sky 71,329
Hattiesburg 9+ 7.3 N City sky 46,805
Biloxi 9+ 7.3 N City sky 45,637
Meridian 9+ 7.3 N City sky 39,661
Tupelo 9+ 7.3 N City sky 35,680
Greenville 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 32,156
Pearl 9+ 7.3 N City sky 26,462
Madison 9+ 7.3 N City sky 25,799
Starkville 9+ 7.3 N City sky 25,366
Clinton 9+ 7.3 N City sky 25,254
Brandon 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 23,529
Columbus 9+ 7.3 N City sky 23,168
Vicksburg 9+ 7.3 N City sky 23,131
Oxford 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 22,314
Pascagoula 9+ 7.3 N City sky 22,126
Clarksdale 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 16,847
Greenwood 9+ 7.3 N City sky 15,431
Natchez 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 15,128
Canton 9+ 7.3 N City sky 13,676
Grenada 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 12,900
Brookhaven 9+ 7.3 N City sky 12,414
Yazoo City 9+ 7.3 N Bright suburban sky 11,245
West Point 9+ 7.3 N City sky 10,990

Best months in Mississippi

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 Southaven 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) eye in Southaven Seen across Europe and the US; in photos as far south as the Mediterranean, Turkey and North Africa (May 2024).

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