New Hampshire, United StatesMagnetic latitude 51.4°Population 13,579178 m above sea level
Can you see the northern lights in Lebanon, New Hampshire?
From Lebanon the aurora is seen only during geomagnetic storms (about Kp 5.3 or more), usually as a glow low in the north-north-west. Cameras often pick it up before the eye does. Since 1995 that level (Kp 5.3) was reached during darkness here on 471 nights.
Right now
It is still light here. Darkness starts at 18:56.
Latest measured half-hour activity worldwide: Hp30 3.
Updates every minute while this page is open. Ground data: GFZ Potsdam Hp30 index (CC BY 4.0).
Tonight in one minute
Not tonight
- Solar activity Too weak: Kp 2.7 expected, 5.3 needed here.
- Sky Mostly clear (19% cloud).
- Darkness Dark from 18:56 to 06:10. A bright moon (85%) washes out faint displays.
What to do: Not tonight — your next chance is shown just below.
Sunday 25 October — Photos only · Kp 4 · best around 00:00 · Forecast cloud: 0%. · Reliability: low (rough trend)
Each box is one night: the colour shows the chance, the number the expected Kp. Tap a night for details.
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How far ahead can the northern lights be forecast?
- Minutes to an hour: satellites 1.5 million km away measure the solar wind before it reaches Earth. This is the surest warning — the “Right now” box uses it.
- 1–3 days: when the Sun throws out a cloud of particles, it takes one to three days to arrive. NOAA's 3-hourly forecast covers these nights; the timing can still be off by a few hours.
- 4–27 days: the Sun turns once every 27 days, and regions that disturbed Earth's field last time often do it again. NOAA's 27-day outlook gives this rough trend — new eruptions are not in it yet.
Tonight
Updated 09:48 local time
Unlikely
Best around 22:00. Forecast max Kp 2.7 (this place needs 5.3), average cloud 19%.
- Dark enough
- 18:56 – 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:54 · sunrise 07:13
- Moon
- 85% · ↑ 16:07 · ↓ 04:11
- Kp neededKp index: a 0–9 measure of geomagnetic activity. The higher it is, the further from the poles the aurora reaches.
- Kp 5.3
- Kp for photos
- In photos: from Kp 3.7 (a red glow low in the north-north-west).
- Look towards
- north-north-west (346°)
Cloud layers and weather
Low cloud blocks the aurora completely. Thin high cloud often still lets a bright aurora shine through, so a sky with only high cloud is worth a look.
| Time | Thu, 19 | Thu, 22 | Fri, 01 | Fri, 04 | Fri, 20 | Fri, 23 | Sat, 02 | Sat, 05 | Sat, 20 | Sat, 23 | Sun, 02 | Sun, 05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low cloud | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mid cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 18% | 30% | 27% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| High cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Temperature | 9 °C | 6 °C | 4 °C | 3 °C | 4 °C | 2 °C | 1 °C | 1 °C | 6 °C | 4 °C | 4 °C | 3 °C |
| Feels like | 7 °C | 4 °C | 2 °C | 0 °C | 2 °C | 2 °C | 1 °C | 1 °C | 6 °C | 4 °C | 4 °C | 3 °C |
| Wind | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s |
Cloud layers and weather: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Score = activity (NOAA Kp and OVATION) × clear sky (MET Norway) × darkness × moonlight. Methodology
Weather in Lebanon
The aurora only shows through clear skies, so the weather matters as much as the Kp index. Here is the general forecast for Lebanon: temperature, wind and the chance of rain for the coming days.
Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Lebanon on Atlas of Seasons.
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What you would see from Lebanon
Facing north-north-west. Bands show where the aurora sits at two activity levels.
| Kp | What you see | Lower edge | Ray tops | Distance to the aurora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Below the horizon | -1° | 3° | 1,234 km |
| 3 | Below the horizon | 1° | 6° | 1,012 km |
| 4 | Faint glow, mostly on camera | 4° | 10° | 790 km |
| 5 | Faint glow, mostly on camera | 8° | 17° | 567 km |
| 6 | Visible to the north-north-west | 15° | 28° | 345 km |
| 7 | Visible to the north-north-west | 40° | 58° | 122 km |
| 8 | Overhead and all around | – | – | – |
| 9 | Overhead and all around | – | – | – |
The Kp scale in plain words
Kp is a 0–9 score for how strongly the Earth's magnetic field is being shaken by the solar wind. The higher it goes, the further from the poles the northern lights reach. Kp 0–2 is a quiet night; Kp 5 and above is a geomagnetic storm.
- Kp 0–2 Quiet Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
- Kp 3 Unsettled Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
- Kp 4 Active next 24 h camera in Lebanon Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
- Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) eye in Lebanon Scotland, southern Scandinavia, the Baltic states, the northern US states and southern Canada.
- Kp 6 Moderate storm (G2) Northern England, Denmark, northern Germany and Poland, the US Midwest — often clearer in photos than to the eye.
- Kp 7 Strong storm (G3) Most of the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Czechia; red glow in photos from France and the northern Alps.
- 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.
- 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).
Light pollution
Suburban sky. Noticeable sky glow. Bright displays are visible, but driving out of town makes a clear difference.
A noticeably darker area starts about 5 km to the south. Open in OpenStreetMap
Estimate from NASA VIIRS night-light data (sky-glow model within 50 km). Check access and private land before you go.
Hills and mountains
The terrain rises to about 5° above the horizon towards the north-north-west. That hides low aurora: here you need about Kp 5.3 instead of Kp 5.3. A hilltop, shore or open field with a clear view to the north-north-west helps.
From elevation data (AWS Terrain Tiles) along seven lines of sight up to 30 km.
Best months to see the aurora in Lebanon
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
September has been the best month (3% of nights), followed by March (1%).
| Month | Good nights | Clear nights | Darkness | Low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 3% | 65% | 9.3 h | 9° / 20°C |
| October | 1% | 44% | 10.9 h | 3° / 13°C |
| November | 0.3% | 39% | 12.0 h | -3° / 5°C |
| December | 0.2% | 30% | 12.6 h | -9° / -2°C |
| January | 0.6% | 41% | 12.4 h | -13° / -5°C |
| February | 0.3% | 49% | 11.4 h | -13° / -4°C |
| March | 1% | 51% | 9.9 h | -8° / 2°C |
| April | 0.2% | 48% | 8.3 h | -1° / 10°C |
Aurora nights in Lebanon since 1995
Nights when Kp reached 5.3 or more while it was dark here.
Most recent strong nights
- 3 July 2026 · Kp 7.0
- 15 May 2026 · Kp 5.7
- 18 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
- 17 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
- 2 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
- 20 March 2026 · Kp 7.0
- 13 March 2026 · Kp 6.0
- 21 February 2026 · Kp 5.3
Practical information
- Nearest airport
- Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) · 5 km
- Typical low / high in September
- 9° / 20°C
- What to wear
- Cool nights: layers, a windproof jacket, hat and gloves for standing still outside. Full clothing guide
- Emergency number
- 911
- Winter driving
- Tyre and chain rules are set at state level; check Alaska 511 (511.alaska.gov, Alaska DOT&PF) for Alaska roads, or the relevant state's 511 service elsewhere. Road conditions
- Access to land
- There is no general right to roam; trespass law is set by each state, so stay on public land (national parks, national forests, BLM land) or get the landowner's permission, and follow each park's night-time and parking rules.
- Official space-weather service
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (aurora dashboard)
- Weather service
- National Weather Service (NOAA)
Questions and answers
What Kp do you need to see the aurora in Lebanon?
From Lebanon the aurora is seen only during geomagnetic storms (about Kp 5.3 or more), usually as a glow low in the north-north-west. Cameras often pick it up before the eye does.
Which way should I look for the aurora in Lebanon?
Face north-north-west (about 346° from true north). At Kp 5.3 the lower edge of the aurora sits roughly 15° above the horizon; stronger activity lifts it higher and further across the sky.
What is the best month to see the aurora in Lebanon?
Over 2005–2025, September gave the best odds in Lebanon (3% of nights dark, active enough and mostly clear), followed by March (1%).
When is the aurora season in Lebanon?
Lebanon gets dark enough for the aurora all year round, though the long winter nights give the most hours to watch.
Is there much light pollution in Lebanon?
Noticeable sky glow. Bright displays are visible, but driving out of town makes a clear difference. A noticeably darker area starts about 5 km to the south.
When was the aurora last possible in Lebanon?
The most recent night in our data when activity reached the level Lebanon needs, during darkness, was 3 July 2026 (Kp 7.0). It has happened on 471 nights since 1995.
Also covered by this forecast
Villages and districts around Lebanon share its forecast: within a few kilometres the sky, the Kp needed and the best direction are the same.
- Hannahs Mobile Home Park 1 km
- City of Lebanon 1 km
- Oscars Mobile Home Park 2 km
- Etna 6 km
- East Plainfield 8 km
- Town of Hanover 9 km
- Hanover Center 10 km
- Mill Hollow 10 km
- Town of Plainfield 10 km
- North Hartland 10 km
- Meriden 11 km
- Town of Hartland 17 km
- Taftsville 18 km
- Millbrook 19 km
- North Pomfret 20 km
- Town of Pomfret 21 km
- Copper Flat 22 km
- Hewitts Corners 22 km
- Pomfret 22 km
- Town of Sharon 22 km
- Woodstock 22 km
- Sharon 23 km
- South Pomfret 23 km
- South Strafford 23 km
- South Woodstock 24 km
- West Woodstock 24 km
- Prosper 25 km
- Town of Woodstock 25 km
- East Barnard 26 km
- Windsor County 28 km
- Barnard 31 km