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South Coast

Northern lights at Skógafoss

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Unlikely tonight

Best around 05:00 UTC · 66% cloud · Kp 1.67 · moon down

Hour by hour, tonight (UTC). Grey bars are daylight or twilight.

The big waterfall on the south coast. The carpark is quiet at night and the sky to the north is open. Watch your footing, the ground near the falls is wet and icy in winter.

The next 7 nights

NightChanceBest time (UTC)CloudKpBasis
Sat 17.10Unlikely 2205:0066%1.67cloud + Kp
Sun 18.10Poor 020:00100%1.67cloud + Kp
Mon 19.10Poor 120:0099%4cloud + Kp
Tue 20.10Possible 4606:0023%-cloud only
Wed 21.10Poor 1020:0077%-cloud only
Thu 22.10Possible 5606:007%-cloud only
Fri 23.10Unlikely 3806:0011%-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.

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