Rule
Northern Lights
Northern Lights Forecast for Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Whitehorse follows the Yukon River through boreal forest and rounded hills, with nearby lakes, river bends, and distant peaks under dark winter skies.
0 matching opportunities in the 14-day forecast.
Hourly forecast scores
Forecast valid from Oct 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC (one hour; not an observation)Kp IndexKp 3
Sun Elevation18.7°
Cloud Cover95%
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/Whitehorse
No matching opportunities in this 14-day forecast
See which requirements block the most forecast hours below.
72-hour requirements breakdown
When available, this detailed table covers only the stated 72-hour horizon (typically 72–168 hours, depending on available hourly data). Opportunity records above span the full 14-day forecast period, so this table does not explain that entire period. Times shown in America/Whitehorse.
Most common blockers
Ranked across the 95-hour forecast horizon, not the full opportunity period.
- Aurora Quality92% of hours
- Aurora Activity92% of hours
- Total Cloud Coverage61% of hours
0matching hours in the displayed 72-hour forecast
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/Whitehorse | Aurora Quality ≥ 50.0% | Solar Elevation ≤ -8.0° | Aurora Activity ≥ 50.0% | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 30.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
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| Wed, Oct 7 | |||||
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 19°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 95%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 91140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 14°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 74%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 89800m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 7.7°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 80%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 20580m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 1.1°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 70%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 10600m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -6.5°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 34%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 40500m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -14°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 32%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 82860m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -21°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 49%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 84840m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -27°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 77%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 84860m. Meets requirement |
| Thu, Oct 8 | |||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -32°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 98%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 84880m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -34°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 98%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 82900m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -35°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 79180m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -34°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 67680m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -30°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 1200m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -25°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 660m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -18°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 780m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -11°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 820m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -3.7°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 98%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 980m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 3.6°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 88%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 960m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 10°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 54%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 1400m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 16°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 41%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 3160m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 20°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 22%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 14960m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 23°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 16%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 40020m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 23°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 35%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 15280m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 22°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 54%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 17140m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 18°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 68%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 3320m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 13°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 97%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 6360m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 7.3°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 73%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 5540m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 0.77°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 98%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 6560m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -6.9°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 60%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 95%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 10380m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Aurora Quality: 40%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -14°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 60%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 70%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 4200m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Aurora Quality: 40%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -21°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 60%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 77%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 3080m. Misses requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Aurora Quality: 33%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -27°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 40%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 100%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 4140m. Misses requirement |
| Fri, Oct 9 | |||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Aurora Quality: 47%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -32°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 40%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 91%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 23020m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Aurora Quality: 52%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -35°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 40%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 74%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 55860m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Aurora Quality: 74%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -36°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 85%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 62%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 76700m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Aurora Quality: 74%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -34°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 85%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 48%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 73280m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Aurora Quality: 77%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -30°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 85%. Meets requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 40%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 61720m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Aurora Quality: 51%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -25°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 25%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 72540m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Aurora Quality: 51%. Meets requirement | Solar Elevation: -18°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 5%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 84680m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Aurora Quality: 49%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -11°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 7%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 79060m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -4°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 15%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 80240m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 3.3°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 9%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 17920m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 9.7°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 3%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 22480m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 15°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 45900m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 20°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 8%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 44280m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 22°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 15%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 4%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 90180m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 23°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 91500m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 21°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 91520m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 16:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 18°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 32%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 3%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 91520m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 17:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 13°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 53%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 91520m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 18:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 7°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 59%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 90220m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 19:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 0.45°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 87%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 90240m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 20:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -7.3°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 94%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 89080m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 21:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -15°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 93%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 89080m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 22:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -22°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 78%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 87600m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 23:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -28°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 80%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 87600m. Meets requirement |
| Sat, Oct 10 | |||||
| Rule fails. 24:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -32°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 80%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 87620m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 01:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -35°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 63%. Misses requirement | Visibility: 87620m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 02:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -36°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 10%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 85480m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 03:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -34°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 0%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 85500m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 04:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -31°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 1%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83580m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 05:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -25°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 16%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83580m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 06:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -19°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 3%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83600m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 07:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -12°. Meets requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 10%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83620m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 08:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: -4.3°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 10%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83620m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 09:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 3°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 2%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 83640m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 10:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 9.4°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 9%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 87720m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 11:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 15°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 30%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 87740m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 12:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 19°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 30%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 89220m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 13:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 22°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 12%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 90400m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 14:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 22°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 16%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 91700m. Meets requirement |
| Rule fails. 15:00 | Aurora Quality: 0%. Misses requirement | Solar Elevation: 21°. Misses requirement | Aurora Activity: 0%. Misses requirement | Total Cloud Coverage: 14%. Meets requirement | Visibility: 91700m. Meets requirement |
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).
Supporting forecast inputs
Additional hourly values for interpreting the forecast and any derived scores. See the separate requirements breakdown for rule logic; missing values are unavailable.
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How this forecast is evaluated
See which weather signals PhotoWeather uses to identify Northern Lights conditions across Yukon. The requirements and hourly values above show how those signals apply at Whitehorse.
Explore Northern Lights conditions across Yukon →Recorded match history
Completed PhotoWeather forecast matches recorded for this exact rule at Whitehorse during the last 365 days.
Last 30 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 90 days
0
recorded matching windows
Last 365 days
8
recorded matching windows · 62% average confidence
Only 8 completed matches are recorded in the last 365 days—insufficient history to identify a reliable typical start time or month.
These figures use completed PhotoWeather MatchEvent records from the previous 365 days only. They describe recorded forecast matches, not observations, climatological probability, or a guarantee of future conditions.
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How this forecast is made
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