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Aurora in the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

Get notified when aurora activity peaks under clear, dark skies—ideal conditions for capturing the Northern Lights.

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When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.

Times shown in Atlantic/Faroe
Next opportunity
Northern Lights
Sat, Jan 17 · 18:00–07:00 · 13h window
Low confidence
18%
Northern Lights
Mon, Jan 19 · 23:00–02:00
Low

What this forecast looks for

Plain-language explanation from the rule

Aurora Quality combines multiple factors to predict northern lights visibility:

  • Geomagnetic Activity (Kp Index): Higher Kp means stronger aurora
  • Cloud Cover: Clear skies are essential for viewing
  • Moon Phase: Less moonlight means darker skies
  • Location Latitude: Higher latitudes see aurora more frequently

The score ranges from 0-100%, where 60%+ indicates good aurora conditions.

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
0matching hours in the next 72 hours
AND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time
Atlantic/Faroe
Aurora Quality
≥ 50.0%
Fri, Jan 9
06:000%
07:000%
08:000%
09:000%
10:000%
11:000%
12:000%
13:000%
14:000%
15:000%
16:000%
17:000%
18:000%
19:000%
20:000%
21:000%
22:000%
23:000%
Sat, Jan 10
24:000%
01:000%
02:000%
03:000%
04:000%
05:000%
06:000%
07:000%
08:000%
09:000%
10:000%
11:000%
12:000%
13:000%
14:000%
15:000%
16:000%
17:000%
18:0022%
19:000%
20:000%
21:000%
22:000%
23:0038%
Sun, Jan 11
24:0038%
01:0035%
02:0038%
03:000%
04:000%
05:000%
06:000%
07:000%
08:000%
09:000%
10:000%
11:000%
12:000%
13:000%
14:000%
15:000%
16:000%
17:000%
18:000%
19:000%
20:000%
21:000%
22:000%
23:000%
Mon, Jan 12
24:000%
01:000%
02:000%
03:000%
04:000%
05:000%
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

What does Aurora Quality mean?

Inputs that drive the score

This derived score summarizes multiple raw weather signals. The table below shows the supporting inputs hour by hour, so you can see what's pushing the score up or down.

Time
Atlantic/Faroe
Aurora Activity
%
OVATION Aurora Probability
%
Solar Elevation
°
Total Cloud Coverage
%
Visibility
m
Fri, Jan 9 Sunrise 09:41 Sunset 15:28
07:00
21% 2% -16° 100% 28220m
08:00
21% 2% -9.9° 100% 17060m
09:00
54% - -4.1° 100% 9760m
10:00
54% - 0.95° 100% 3680m
11:00
54% - 4.1° 100% 11120m
12:00
36% - 5.9° 100% 13740m
13:00
36% - 6° 100% 6180m
14:00
36% - 4.5° 100% 4280m
15:00
17% - 1.5° 100% 12440m
16:00
17% - -3.2° 100% 11540m
17:00
17% - -8.9° 100% 6320m
18:00
17% - -15° 100% 5320m
19:00
17% - -22° 100% 4800m
20:00
17% - -29° 100% 7780m
21:00
28% - -36° 100% 9140m
22:00
28% - -42° 100% 9460m
23:00
28% - -47° 100% 10380m
Sat, Jan 10 Sunrise 09:40 Sunset 15:30
24:00
28% - -50° 100% 50000m
01:00
28% - -50° 100% 13040m
02:00
28% - -47° 100% 50000m
03:00
36% - -43° 100% 20400m
04:00
36% - -37° 100% 50000m
05:00
36% - -30° 100% 3720m
06:00
22% - -23° 100% 3460m
07:00
22% - -16° 100% 13700m
08:00
22% - -9.8° 100% 50000m
09:00
17% - -4° 100% 2820m
10:00
17% - 1° 100% 2820m
11:00
17% - 4.2° 100% 50000m
12:00
8.7% - 6° 100% 5960m
13:00
8.7% - 6.2° 100% 12740m
14:00
8.7% - 4.7° 92% 50000m
15:00
0% - 1.7° 100% 50000m
16:00
0% - -3° 100% 8440m
17:00
0% - -8.7° 100% 12460m
18:00
8.7% - -15° 35% 4960m
19:00
8.7% - -22° 75% 6980m
20:00
8.7% - -29° 94% 9920m
21:00
12% - -36° 81% 11160m
22:00
12% - -42° 62% 13200m
23:00
12% - -47° 0% 12440m
Sun, Jan 11 Sunrise 09:38 Sunset 15:33
24:00
12% - -49° 3% 11500m
01:00
12% - -50° 28% 50000m
02:00
12% - -47° 0% 14300m
03:00
0% - -43° 100% 50000m
04:00
0% - -37° 96% 50000m
05:00
0% - -30° 99% 6280m
06:00
8.7% - -23° 100% 15120m
07:00
8.7% - -16° 100% 14720m
08:00
8.7% - -9.7° 99% 50000m
09:00
8.7% - -3.9° 100% 19040m
10:00
8.7% - 1.2° 100% 29970m
11:00
8.7% - 4.4° 100% 29735m
12:00
12% - 6.2° 100% 15080m
13:00
12% - 6.3° 100% 21300m
14:00
12% - 4.8° 100% 15960m
15:00
8.7% - 1.9° 100% 8000m
16:00
8.7% - -2.9° 100% 4300m
17:00
8.7% - -8.5° 100% 8660m
18:00
8.7% - -15° 100% 14020m
19:00
8.7% - -22° 100% 15780m
20:00
8.7% - -29° 100% 11040m
21:00
8.7% - -36° 100% 8500m
22:00
8.7% - -42° 100% 10520m
23:00
8.7% - -47° 100% 7700m
Mon, Jan 12 Sunrise 09:36 Sunset 15:35
24:00
17% - -49° 100% 7200m
01:00
17% - -50° 100% 5320m
02:00
17% - -47° 100% 4780m
03:00
17% - -43° 100% 6040m
04:00
17% - -37° 100% 4820m
05:00
17% - -30° 100% 4080m
06:00
17% - -23° 100% 6060m
How to read: these inputs help produce the derived score; they are not requirements by themselves.

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