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Northern lights forecast for Germany
Northern lights in Germany are rare but not that rare: in strong geomagnetic storms they reach the whole country, as in May and October 2024. In the north, a moderate storm is often enough to see a glow low over the northern horizon.
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- Kp right now
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- highest Kp forecast in the next 24 hours
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| City | Kp needed | Tonight |
|---|---|---|
| Flensburg | Kp 5 | – |
| Kiel | Kp 5 | – |
| Rostock | Kp 6 | – |
| Hamburg | Kp 6 | – |
| Bremen | Kp 6 | – |
| Hannover | Kp 6 | – |
| Berlin | Kp 7 | – |
| Dortmund | Kp 7 | – |
| Cologne | Kp 7 | – |
| Leipzig | Kp 7 | – |
| Dresden | Kp 7 | – |
| Frankfurt | Kp 7 | – |
| Nuremberg | Kp 8 | – |
| Stuttgart | Kp 8 | – |
| Freiburg | Kp 8 | – |
| Munich | Kp 8 | – |
The Kp needed is where the aurora usually shows low on the northern horizon, worked out from each city’s geomagnetic latitude. Kp from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Where to watch
The darker your spot, the better: the North Sea and Baltic coasts, the Lüneburg Heath, the Uckermark, the Rhön and the Eifel all have dark skies with a clear view north.
How to read the forecast
The Kp index runs from 0 to 9 and measures how disturbed Earth’s magnetic field is. The higher it is, the further from the poles the aurora reaches. Kp 5 and above is a geomagnetic storm. The forecast is a guide, not a promise: the real show depends on the solar wind on the night.
More in the guide: the Kp index and the northern lights.