East Iceland
Northern lights at Egilsstaðir
Poor tonight
Best around 06:00 UTC · 80% cloud · Kp 1.33 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
The main town in East Iceland. It is inland and sheltered, and the clouds clear here when the coast is grey, so it is worth a look when other spots are cloudy.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Poor 13 | 06:00 | 80% | 1.33 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Poor 2 | 02:00 | 97% | 2 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Poor 0 | 01:00 | 100% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Poor 0 | 20:00 | 100% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Possible 40 | 23:00 | 11% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Poor 0 | 20:00 | 99% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Poor 0 | 19:00 | 100% | - | 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.