South Iceland
Northern lights at Selfoss
Unlikely tonight
Best around 05:00 UTC · 58% cloud · Kp 1.67 · moon down
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Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.
A town in South Iceland, about 45 minutes from Reykjavik. The fields around it are flat and open to the north, which suits aurora watching.
The next 7 nights
| Night | Chance | Best time (UTC) | Cloud | Kp | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17.10 | Unlikely 27 | 05:00 | 58% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Sun 18.10 | Unlikely 17 | 01:00 | 75% | 1.67 | cloud + Kp |
| Mon 19.10 | Possible 56 | 00:00 | 44% | 4 | cloud + Kp |
| Tue 20.10 | Possible 43 | 06:00 | 28% | - | cloud only |
| Wed 21.10 | Poor 7 | 20:00 | 85% | - | cloud only |
| Thu 22.10 | Poor 9 | 23:00 | 80% | - | cloud only |
| Fri 23.10 | Unlikely 18 | 20:00 | 58% | - | 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.