South Coast
Northern lights at Vík í Mýrdal
Unlikely tonight
Best around 02:00 UTC · 74% cloud · Kp 4 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
A small village on the south coast near Reynisfjara black sand beach. If you go to the beach at night, stay well back from the water: waves can run far up the sand without warning.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16.10 | Unlikely 26 | 02:00 | 74% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 27 | 04:00 | 61% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Poor 0 | 05:00 | 99% | - | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Poor 0 | 20:00 | 100% | - | cloud only |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 32 | 06:00 | 47% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 27 | 23:00 | 41% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Poor 1 | 06:00 | 98% | - | 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.