Rule
Northern Lights
Arnarstapi - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast
Hellnar, West, Iceland
Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.
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No Northern Lights opportunities in the next 14 days
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Rule requirements (key thresholds)
Aurora Quality · ≥ 50.0% Solar Elevation · ≤ -8.0° Aurora Activity · ≥ 50.0% Total Cloud Coverage · ≤ 30.0%
Tip: Scroll down to the 72-hour table to see exactly which condition fails hour by hour.
Most common blockers (next 72 hours)
Aurora Quality 100% failing
Aurora Activity 96% failing
Total Cloud Coverage 92% failing
Currently
Real-time conditionsKp IndexKp 4 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-5.8° (Civil twilight)
Cloud Cover100%
Upcoming Opportunities
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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
No opportunities in the next 10 days
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourAND logic: all conditions required
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time Atlantic/Reykjavik | Aurora Quality ≥ 50.0% | Solar Elevation ≤ -8.0° | Aurora Activity ≥ 50.0% | Total Cloud Coverage ≤ 30.0% | Visibility ≥ 8000.0m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 15 | |||||
| 19:00 | 76% | -6.1° | 100% | 12% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | 95% | -12° | 100% | 5.2% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | 62% | -19° | 40% | 10% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | 59% | -25° | 49% | 23% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | 67% | -30° | 52% | 12% | 24135m |
| Mon, Feb 16 | |||||
| 24:00 | 95% | -34° | 100% | 5.9% | 24134m |
| 01:00 | 81% | -37° | 100% | 27% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | 95% | -38° | 100% | 8.7% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | 49% | -36° | 69% | 42% | 24134m |
| 04:00 | 36% | -33° | 70% | 46% | 24134m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -28° | 72% | 66% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -23° | 45% | 78% | 24134m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -16° | 38% | 100% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | 0% | -9.9° | 36% | 94% | 24134m |
| 09:00 | 0% | -3.6° | 28% | 97% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 2.2° | 0% | 99% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 6.9° | 0% | 88% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 10° | 0% | 95% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 13° | 0% | 89% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 13° | 0% | 76% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 12° | 44% | 74% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 9.3° | 47% | 99% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 5.3° | 49% | 96% | 24134m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 0.49° | 59% | 100% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -5.8° | 59% | 100% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | 0% | -12° | 59% | 100% | 24134m |
| 21:00 | 0% | -18° | 22% | 100% | 24135m |
| 22:00 | 0% | -25° | 22% | 100% | 24134m |
| 23:00 | 0% | -30° | 22% | 100% | 24134m |
| Tue, Feb 17 | |||||
| 24:00 | 0% | -34° | 36% | 100% | 24135m |
| 01:00 | 0% | -37° | 36% | 100% | 24135m |
| 02:00 | 0% | -37° | 36% | 100% | 24134m |
| 03:00 | 0% | -36° | 36% | 95% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | 0% | -33° | 36% | 57% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -28° | 36% | 76% | 24134m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -22° | 16% | 76% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | 37% | -16° | 16% | 24% | 24134m |
| 08:00 | 0% | -9.5° | 16% | 100% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | -3.3° | 16% | 95% | 24134m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 2.5° | 16% | 62% | 24134m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 7.2° | 16% | 97% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 11° | 8.1% | 100% | 24134m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 13° | 8.1% | 100% | 24134m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 13° | 8.1% | 100% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 12° | 5.3% | 100% | 24134m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 9.6° | 5.3% | 100% | 24134m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 5.6° | 5.3% | 100% | 24135m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 0.76° | 5.3% | 100% | 24135m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -5.5° | 5.3% | 100% | 24134m |
| 20:00 | 0% | -12° | 5.3% | 100% | 12838m |
| 21:00 | 0% | -18° | 16% | 100% | 7346m |
| 22:00 | 0% | -24° | 16% | 100% | 24135m |
| 23:00 | 0% | -30° | 16% | 100% | 9001m |
| Wed, Feb 18 | |||||
| 24:00 | 0% | -34° | 16% | 100% | 3211m |
| 01:00 | 0% | -36° | 16% | 100% | 3965m |
| 02:00 | 0% | -37° | 16% | 100% | 2968m |
| 03:00 | 0% | -35° | 16% | 100% | 1051m |
| 04:00 | 0% | -32° | 16% | 100% | 542m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -28° | 16% | 100% | 573m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -22° | 16% | 100% | 549m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -16° | 16% | 100% | 683m |
| 08:00 | 0% | -9.2° | 16% | 100% | 708m |
| 09:00 | 0% | -2.9° | 8.1% | 100% | 1103m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 2.9° | 8.1% | 100% | 1435m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 7.5° | 8.1% | 100% | 1419m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 11° | 8.1% | 100% | 1834m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 13° | 8.1% | 100% | 1985m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 14° | 8.1% | 100% | 3789m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 13° | 0.68% | 100% | 6203m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 10° | 0.68% | 100% | 7057m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 5.9° | 0.68% | 100% | 9844m |
| 18:00 | 0% | 1° | 12% | 100% | 7138m |
| 19:00 | 0% | -5.2° | 12% | 100% | 2009m |
| 20:00 | 0% | -12° | 12% | 100% | 1463m |
| 21:00 | 0% | -18° | 22% | 100% | 930m |
| 22:00 | 0% | -24° | 22% | 100% | 628m |
| 23:00 | 0% | -29° | 22% | 100% | 447m |
| Thu, Feb 19 | |||||
| 24:00 | 0% | -33° | 44% | 100% | 673m |
| 01:00 | 0% | -36° | 44% | 100% | 8494m |
| 02:00 | 0% | -37° | 44% | 100% | 16315m |
| 03:00 | 0% | -35° | 44% | 100% | 24135m |
| 04:00 | 0% | -32° | 44% | 100% | 24135m |
| 05:00 | 0% | -27° | 44% | 100% | 24135m |
| 06:00 | 0% | -22° | 44% | 100% | 24135m |
| 07:00 | 0% | -15° | 44% | 81% | 24135m |
| 08:00 | 0% | -8.9° | 44% | 62% | 24135m |
| 09:00 | 0% | -2.6° | 44% | 44% | 24135m |
| 10:00 | 0% | 3.2° | 44% | 31% | 24135m |
| 11:00 | 0% | 7.9° | 44% | 18% | 24135m |
| 12:00 | 0% | 11° | 44% | 5% | 24135m |
| 13:00 | 0% | 14° | 44% | 5% | 24135m |
| 14:00 | 0% | 14° | 44% | 5% | 24135m |
| 15:00 | 0% | 13° | 44% | 5% | 24135m |
| 16:00 | 0% | 10° | 44% | 37% | 24135m |
| 17:00 | 0% | 6.3° | 44% | 68% | 24135m |
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