Southwest
Northern lights at Keflavík airport area
Unlikely tonight
Best around 05:00 UTC · 43% cloud · Kp 1.67 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
Where most visitors land. The airport itself is lit, but you do not have to drive far to find dark sky.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 37 | 05:00 | 43% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Possible 58 | 04:00 | 23% | 2 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Possible 62 | 00:00 | 38% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 35 | 20:00 | 25% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 15 | 20:00 | 68% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Possible 41 | 00:00 | 7% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Unlikely 17 | 23:00 | 62% | - | 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.