Latest Update: Northern Lights Are Visible in Several US States on July 13
On July 13, people living along the U.S.-Canada border can luckily get a glimpse of the northern lights. This is because an 11-year solar cycle that is expected to peak in 2024 has the potential to make the lights visible in places farther to the south. Usually, Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, occur most frequently over the Arctic Circle in places like Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia. According to the forecast made by the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the display would be visible in 17 states over two days: Washington, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts on July 12, and Alaska, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Indiana, Vermont, and Maryland on July 13. Sky gazers, are you ready for the colorful show? Download Aurora Alerts to get the latest update on the Northern Lights!
Aurora Alerts is an app designed to monitor real-time auroral activity and push alert to let you know if there may be aurora borealis (northern lights) visible tonight. Whenever you are home or away, Aurora Alerts will notify you if the possibility of seeing the northern lights exists.
Main features:
short-term aurora forecast for next hour with weather conditions and moon Illumination
long-term aurora forecast for the next 3 days with weather conditions
long-term northern lights forecast for the next 27 days
show probability to see Northern Lights based on your or custom location
current auroral activity (based on observed and predicted Kp Indices from U.S. Air Force Weather Agency)
weather forecast to check visibility conditions before planning to see northern lights
solar wind data directly from the NASA satellite (wind speed, Bz, Bt and density)
unlike many other apps, it uses the local time instead of UTC
Alerts:
when northern lights may be visible at current or custom location at the horizon or overhead
Kp index reaches chosen value
solar wind data reach chosen values
you can filter out alerts based on time of the day
Boost your chances of viewing the northern lights!
