Live Northern Lights forecast for Yellowknife, Canada at 62.5°N: current OVATION chance, local Viewing Score, cloud cover, best time and a 3-day outlook.
Strong aurora activity and clear skies. Good conditions for observing the Northern Lights.
Kp index4.8High activity
Cloud cover25%Mostly clear
Best time22:00 – 01:30Local time
Cloud cover25%Mostly clear
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Detailed space weather dataYellowknife sits at 62.5°N, close to the typical northern auroral zone. The oval position matters here, but darkness and cloud cover can influence real-world visibility as much as the Kp index itself.
Around Yellowknife, aurora visibility depends strongly on how far south the auroral oval expands. Clear, dark skies can make a major difference when activity reaches this part of Canada.
All times on this page use the local America/Yellowknife time zone. The forecast combines current auroral activity, predicted Kp, darkness, Moon conditions and local weather to estimate practical viewing conditions near Yellowknife.
Viewing Score is a local 0–100 estimate rather than an official NOAA probability. The current score starts from the aurora chance for Yellowknife; future hours adjust auroral activity using the predicted Kp.
Darkness, cloud cover and Moon illumination then modify the result. Cloud cover only affects the score when the “Include clouds in score” switch is enabled. Daylight can reduce the score to zero, while a bright Moon above the horizon applies a smaller penalty.
