Vermont, United StatesMagnetic latitude 52.7°Population 4,442208 m above sea level
Northern lights in Newport, Vermont
Newport needs an active night: from about Kp 5 the aurora appears low over the north-north-west horizon, and it rises higher as activity grows. Since 1995 that level (Kp 5) was reached during darkness here on 663 nights.
Right now
Quiet right now (Kp 2.3).
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Tonight in one minute
Only in photos, if at all
- Solar activity Enough for a camera: Kp 4.7 expected, 3.3 needed for photos, 5 for the eye.
- Sky Partly cloudy (61% cloud) — look for gaps.
- Darkness Dark from 18:57 to 06:09. A bright moon (81%) washes out faint displays.
What to do: Point a phone in night mode north-north-west (3–10 s exposure). A red or green glow often shows on the screen before you can see it.
Saturday 31 October — Good chance · Kp 5 · best around 00:00 · Forecast cloud: 59%. · 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 23:01 local time
Possible
Best around 03:00. Forecast max Kp 4.7 (this place needs 5), average cloud 61%.
- Dark enough
- 18:57 – 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:53 · sunrise 07:13
- Moon
- 81% · ↑ 16:08 · ↓ 03:00
- Kp neededKp index: a 0–9 measure of geomagnetic activity. The higher it is, the further from the poles the aurora reaches.
- Kp 5
- Kp for photos
- In photos: from Kp 3.3 (a red glow low in the north-north-west).
- Look towards
- north-north-west (348°)
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 | Wed, 23 | Thu, 02 | Thu, 05 | Thu, 21 | Fri, 00 | Fri, 03 | Fri, 06 | Fri, 21 | Sat, 00 | Sat, 03 | Sat, 06 | Sat, 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mid cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 10% | 12% | 4% | 0% |
| High cloud | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 0% |
| Temperature | 3 °C | 2 °C | 1 °C | 4 °C | 2 °C | 0 °C | -1 °C | 1 °C | 0 °C | -1 °C | -1 °C | 3 °C |
| Feels like | 3 °C | 2 °C | 1 °C | 2 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | -1 °C | 1 °C | 0 °C | -1 °C | -1 °C | 3 °C |
| Wind | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 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 Newport
The aurora only shows through clear skies, so the weather matters as much as the Kp index. Here is the general forecast for Newport: temperature, wind and the chance of rain for the coming days.
Planning further ahead? See the hour-by-hour weather forecast for Newport on Atlas of Seasons.
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What you would see from Newport
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° | 5° | 1,090 km |
| 3 | Below the horizon | 3° | 9° | 867 km |
| 4 | Faint glow, mostly on camera | 6° | 14° | 645 km |
| 5 | Visible to the north-north-west | 12° | 23° | 423 km |
| 6 | Visible to the north-north-west | 27° | 44° | 200 km |
| 7 | Overhead and all around | – | – | – |
| 8 | Overhead and all around | – | – | – |
| 9 | Overhead, and also to the south-south-east | – | – | – |
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 camera in Newport Bright in the Arctic; low on the horizon in central Scandinavia and southern Iceland.
- Kp 4 Active Overhead in the Arctic; low in the north from southern Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Scotland.
- Kp 5 Minor storm (G1) next 24 h eye in Newport 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 west-north-west. 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 horizon towards the north-north-west is open (terrain below 0.9°), so low aurora is not blocked.
From elevation data (AWS Terrain Tiles) along seven lines of sight up to 30 km.
Best months to see the aurora in Newport
Share of nights 2005–2025 that were dark, active enough here and mostly clear.
September has been the best month (5% of nights), followed by March (3%).
| Month | Good nights | Clear nights | Darkness | Low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September | 5% | 64% | 9.1 h | 9° / 19°C |
| October | 2% | 44% | 10.9 h | 3° / 12°C |
| November | 1% | 37% | 12.0 h | -4° / 4°C |
| December | 0.6% | 33% | 12.6 h | -10° / -3°C |
| January | 1% | 45% | 12.4 h | -15° / -6°C |
| February | 2% | 54% | 11.4 h | -14° / -5°C |
| March | 3% | 54% | 9.9 h | -9° / 0°C |
| April | 2% | 50% | 8.1 h | -1° / 9°C |
Aurora nights in Newport since 1995
Nights when Kp reached 5 or more while it was dark here.
Most recent strong nights
- 4 October 2026 · Kp 5.0
- 7 September 2026 · Kp 5.0
- 3 July 2026 · Kp 7.0
- 24 June 2026 · Kp 5.0
- 15 May 2026 · Kp 5.7
- 18 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
- 17 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
- 2 April 2026 · Kp 5.3
Practical information
- Nearest airport
- Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) · 91 km
- Typical low / high in September
- 9° / 19°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 Newport?
Newport needs an active night: from about Kp 5 the aurora appears low over the north-north-west horizon, and it rises higher as activity grows.
Which way should I look for the aurora in Newport?
Face north-north-west (about 348° from true north). At Kp 5 the lower edge of the aurora sits roughly 12° above the horizon; stronger activity lifts it higher and further across the sky.
What is the best month to see the aurora in Newport?
Over 2005–2025, September gave the best odds in Newport (5% of nights dark, active enough and mostly clear), followed by March (3%).
When is the aurora season in Newport?
Newport 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 Newport?
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 west-north-west.
When was the aurora last possible in Newport?
The most recent night in our data when activity reached the level Newport needs, during darkness, was 4 October 2026 (Kp 5.0). It has happened on 663 nights since 1995.
Also covered by this forecast
Villages and districts around Newport share its forecast: within a few kilometres the sky, the Kp needed and the best direction are the same.
- City of Newport 0 km
- Lindsay Beach 4 km
- Town of Coventry 6 km
- Derby Center 6 km
- Town of Derby 6 km
- Lake Park 7 km
- Newport Center 8 km
- Town of Newport 8 km
- North Derby 8 km
- Beebe Plain 9 km
- Coventry 9 km
- Derby Line 11 km
- Brownington Village 12 km
- Orleans County 12 km
- South Newport 12 km
- West Charleston 12 km
- Town of Brownington 13 km
- Brownington Center 13 km
- Orleans 13 km
- Tice 14 km
- Town of Troy 14 km
- Town of Irasburg 15 km
- Morgan 15 km
- Evansville 16 km
- Holland 16 km
- Irasburg 16 km
- Troy 16 km
- Town of Charleston 17 km
- North Troy 17 km
- East Brownington 18 km
- Town of Holland 18 km
- Morgan Center 18 km
- Town of Morgan 19 km
- Town of Barton 20 km
- East Charleston 20 km
- Barton 21 km
- Westmore 22 km
- West Glover 23 km
- East Albany 24 km
- Town of Westmore 24 km