South Iceland
Northern lights at Hella
Unlikely tonight
Best around 06:00 UTC · 59% cloud · Kp 1.33 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
A small town on the Ring Road in South Iceland. It is a handy base for dark countryside views along the south coast route.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 26 | 06:00 | 59% | 1.33 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Poor 3 | 22:00 | 95% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Possible 49 | 21:00 | 40% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 16 | 06:00 | 73% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 18 | 20:00 | 60% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Unlikely 17 | 06:00 | 71% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Unlikely 22 | 06:00 | 49% | - | 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.