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Dyrhólaey - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Vik, South, Iceland

Northern Lights photography conditions - combines aurora activity levels with clear skies and proper darkness for optimal viewing.

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 2 (Quiet)
Sun Elevation-29.4° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover62%

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
aurora weather icon
Next opportunity
Good Chance of Aurora
Dyrhólaey
Tomorrow · 02:00–03:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
55%
🌌Aurora Quality65.2%
Kp Index: Kp 5 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation: -28.8° (Astronomical night)
Cloud Cover: 5%

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
1matching hours in the next 95 hoursJump to next match
AND 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
Thu, Mar 12
01:0065%-30°40%4.4%24134m
02:0053%-30°36%0%24135m
03:0046%-27°23%0%24135m
04:0042%-24°14%0%24134m
05:000%-18°0%0%24135m
06:000%-12°8%0%24135m
07:000%-5.8°8%0%24134m
08:000%1.3°0%0%24134m
09:000%7.5°0%0%24134m
10:000%13°0%0%24134m
11:000%18°0%0%24134m
12:000%22°0%1.9%24135m
13:000%23°8%93%24135m
14:000%23°11%100%24134m
15:000%21°14%97%24135m
16:000%18°16%78%24134m
17:000%13°14%84%24135m
18:000%6.7°11%80%24134m
19:000%0.57°18%50%24134m
20:000%-6.5°18%70%24135m
21:000%-13°21%81%24135m
22:000%-19°31%90%24134m
23:000%-24°39%95%24135m
Fri, Mar 13
24:000%-28°37%94%24135m
01:000%-29°37%62%24135m
02:000%-29°37%74%24135m
03:000%-27°2.7%85%24134m
04:000%-23°2.7%92%24135m
05:000%-18°2.7%64%24135m
06:000%-12°2.7%95%24134m
07:000%-5.4°2.7%99%24135m
08:000%1.6°2.7%86%24134m
09:000%7.8°14%99%24134m
10:000%14°14%89%24135m
11:000%18°14%99%24135m
12:000%22°25%47%24135m
13:000%24°25%99%24134m
14:000%24°25%100%24135m
15:000%22°72%100%24134m
16:000%18°72%98%24134m
17:000%13°72%48%24135m
18:000%49%5.9%24135m
19:000%0.85°49%4.2%24135m
20:0045%-6.2°49%2.6%24135m
21:0060%-13°49%4.6%24134m
22:0060%-19°49%2.6%24134m
23:0021%-24°49%49%24134m
Sat, Mar 14
24:000%-27°60%53%24135m
01:0046%-29°60%40%24135m
02:0065%-29°60%5%24135m
03:0055%-27°40%4.4%24135m
04:0055%-23°40%0%24134m
05:0055%-18°40%0%24134m
06:0054%-12°40%0.6%24135m
07:000%-5°40%4.9%24134m
08:000%40%99%24135m
09:000%8.2°19%5.2%24135m
10:000%14°19%5.8%24134m
11:000%19°19%92%24135m
12:000%22°14%5%24134m
13:000%24°14%5%24135m
14:000%24°14%14%24135m
15:000%22°10%79%24135m
16:000%18°10%90%24134m
17:000%13°10%100%24135m
18:000%7.4°10%100%24134m
19:000%1.1°10%100%21307m
20:000%-5.9°10%100%24135m
21:000%-12°32%100%24135m
22:000%-18°32%100%11498m
23:000%-23°32%100%677m
Sun, Mar 15
24:000%-27°40%100%95m
01:000%-29°40%100%58m
02:000%-28°40%100%38m
03:000%-26°40%100%30m
04:000%-22°40%100%34m
05:000%-17°40%100%35m
06:000%-11°40%95%62m
07:000%-4.6°40%96%164m
08:000%2.3°40%97%267m
09:000%8.6°40%99%369m
10:000%14°40%98%327m
11:000%19°40%97%286m
12:000%23°40%96%245m
13:000%24°40%97%191m
14:000%24°40%98%138m
15:000%22°40%99%85m
16:000%19°40%93%4017m
17:000%14°40%88%7949m
18:000%7.7°40%82%11881m
19:000%1.4°40%71%15965m
20:000%-5.6°40%60%20050m
21:0020%-12°40%49%24135m
22:0018%-18°40%49%24135m
23:000%-23°40%50%24135m
How to read: colored cells show whether each predicate requirement is met; highlighted rows mean the full rule matched (an opportunity).

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