West Iceland
Northern lights at Borgarnes
Unlikely tonight
Best around 03:00 UTC · 83% cloud · Kp 3.33 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
A town on a peninsula in Borgarfjordur, about an hour north of Reykjavik. A handy stop if you are heading to the west or north.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16.10 | Unlikely 17 | 03:00 | 83% | 3.33 | cloud + Kp |
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 17 | 05:00 | 74% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Possible 44 | 02:00 | 30% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Unlikely 24 | 20:00 | 52% | - | cloud only |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 28 | 23:00 | 40% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 25 | 20:00 | 46% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Unlikely 20 | 23:00 | 54% | - | cloud only |
Nights marked "cloud only" are beyond NOAA's three day Kp forecast, so they assume a middling Kp: a rough outlook. Updated 2026-10-16 22:20 UTC. How this is worked out.