West Iceland
Northern lights at Borgarnes
Unlikely tonight
Best around 06:00 UTC · 44% cloud · Kp 1.33 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 35 | 06:00 | 44% | 1.33 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Possible 41 | 01:00 | 40% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Possible 52 | 00:00 | 48% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Poor 14 | 20:00 | 69% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 27 | 20:00 | 41% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Poor 8 | 20:00 | 83% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Unlikely 19 | 20:00 | 57% | - | cloud only |
Nights marked "cloud only" are beyond NOAA's three day Kp forecast, so they assume a middling Kp: a rough outlook. Updated 2026-10-17 22:20 UTC. How this is worked out.