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Northern Lights in North Dakota, United States

In North Dakota the aurora is visible from about Kp 2.3, first near Grand Forks. Grand Forks has the darkest skies among the larger places.

Next chance in North Dakota

Monday 19 October, around 05:30

Good chance · Grand Forks · Reliability: good

Weather in North Dakota

General forecast for Grand Forks, the main town in North Dakota. Tonight's cloud cover for every town is on its aurora page.

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

PlaceKp neededKp for photosLook towardsLight pollutionPopulation
Grand Forks 2.7 1 N Bright suburban sky 57,011
Minot 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 49,450
Williston 3 1.3 N Bright suburban sky 26,977
Fargo 3.3 1.7 N City sky 118,523
Bismarck 3.3 1.7 N City sky 75,092
West Fargo 3.3 1.7 N Bright suburban sky 33,597
Mandan 3.3 1.7 N Bright suburban sky 21,382
Jamestown 3.3 1.7 N Bright suburban sky 15,422
Dickinson 3.7 2 N Bright suburban sky 23,765

Best months in North Dakota

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

February has been the best month (33% of nights), followed by September (31%).

0%10%20%30%40% July: 16% Jul August: 22% Aug September: 31% Sept October: 28% Oct November: 19% Nov December: 18% Dec January: 24% Jan February: 33% Feb March: 25% Mar April: 18% Apr May: 16% May June: 16% Jun
All years Near solar maximum Near solar minimum
  1. Kp 0–2 Quiet camera in Grand Forks Only under the auroral oval: northern Norway, Swedish and Finnish Lapland, Iceland, Alaska, northern Canada.
  2. Kp 3 Unsettled eye in Grand Forks 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) 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 389 villages and districts nearby.

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