Capital area
Northern lights at Reykjavík
Possible tonight
Best around 05:00 UTC · 39% cloud · Kp 1.67 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
Iceland's capital has a lot of street light, so the lights look weaker here than outside town. Drive 15 to 20 minutes away from the lit streets, or try the Grotta lighthouse area on the Seltjarnarnes peninsula, which is dark on its seaward side.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Possible 40 | 05:00 | 39% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Possible 45 | 00:00 | 34% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Good 70 | 23:00 | 22% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Unlikely 23 | 20:00 | 51% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Unlikely 15 | 20:00 | 67% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Unlikely 35 | 23:00 | 22% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Unlikely 20 | 23:00 | 55% | - | 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.