Capital area
Northern lights at Reykjavík
Unlikely tonight
Best around 01:00 UTC · 83% cloud · Kp 4 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
Iceland's capital has a lot of street light, so the lights look weaker here than outside town. Drive 15 to 20 minutes away from the lit streets, or try the Grotta lighthouse area on the Seltjarnarnes peninsula, which is dark on its seaward side.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16.10 | Unlikely 17 | 01:00 | 83% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 35 | 04:00 | 49% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Poor 11 | 20:00 | 79% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Poor 1 | 20:00 | 98% | - | cloud only |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 36 | 20:00 | 23% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Poor 12 | 20:00 | 74% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Poor 12 | 20:00 | 72% | - | 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.