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Rule Northern Lights

Hvítserkur - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Hvammstangi, Northwest, Iceland

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

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Here’s what usually blocks matches

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
Total Cloud Coverage 100% failing
Aurora Activity 96% failing

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 4 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation10.4° (Daylight)
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 hour
0matching hours in the next 95 hours
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
Fri, Apr 10
19:000%10°49%1.5%24134m
20:000%53%1.1%24135m
21:000%-1.9°100%3.8%24135m
22:000%-7.3°100%28%24135m
23:0042%-12°100%46%24134m
Sat, Apr 11
24:0028%-15°42%47%24134m
01:000%-16°40%68%6187m
02:000%-16°41%88%10329m
03:000%-14°100%100%1178m
04:000%-11°100%94%2907m
05:000%-6.4°100%65%24134m
06:000%-0.66°53%64%24134m
07:000%5.2°50%53%24135m
08:000%11°46%90%24134m
09:000%17°46%95%21578m
10:000%23°46%74%24135m
11:000%28°46%99%7659m
12:000%31°23%78%9592m
13:000%33°0%98%9525m
14:000%33°23%68%23156m
15:000%31°17%99%24135m
16:000%27°17%100%11465m
17:000%22°20%100%6909m
18:000%17°40%100%9085m
19:000%10°40%100%12575m
20:000%4.3°40%100%22944m
21:000%-1.6°100%100%24134m
22:000%-7°100%98%24134m
23:000%-11°100%100%24135m
Sun, Apr 12
24:000%-14°17%100%10167m
01:000%-16°17%100%1401m
02:000%-16°17%100%47m
03:000%-14°37%100%46m
04:000%-11°37%100%48m
05:000%-6°37%100%64m
06:000%-0.1°37%100%71m
07:000%5.5°37%100%99m
08:000%12°37%100%161m
09:000%18°17%100%790m
10:000%23°17%100%1196m
11:000%28°17%100%279m
12:000%32°8.5%100%158m
13:000%33°8.5%100%171m
14:000%33°8.5%100%190m
15:000%31°5.6%100%154m
16:000%27°5.6%100%120m
17:000%23°5.6%100%93m
18:000%17°5.6%100%96m
19:000%11°5.6%100%69m
20:000%4.6°5.6%99%56m
21:000%-1.2°17%93%115m
22:000%-6.7°17%100%497m
23:000%-11°17%98%5665m
Mon, Apr 13
24:000%-14°17%100%23049m
01:000%-15°17%100%20307m
02:000%-15°17%100%22394m
03:000%-13°23%99%24135m
04:000%-10°23%83%23165m
05:000%-5.6°23%100%19493m
06:000%0.25°17%100%19969m
07:000%5.9°17%100%20054m
08:000%12°17%100%19542m
09:000%18°5.6%69%19804m
10:000%24°5.6%38%19987m
11:000%28°5.6%76%19535m
12:000%32°5.6%93%7996m
13:000%34°5.6%99%607m
14:000%33°5.6%100%296m
15:000%31°5.6%100%182m
16:000%28°5.6%100%72m
17:000%23°5.6%100%62m
18:000%17°8.5%100%69m
19:000%11°8.5%100%80m
20:000%4.9°8.5%100%65m
21:000%-0.86°17%100%52m
22:000%-6.3°17%100%55m
23:000%-11°17%100%65m
Tue, Apr 14
24:000%-14°8.5%100%54m
01:000%-15°8.5%100%168m
02:000%-15°8.5%100%282m
03:000%-13°8.5%100%396m
04:000%-9.8°8.5%100%307m
05:000%-5.3°8.5%100%218m
06:000%0.56°8.5%100%129m
07:000%6.2°8.5%100%141m
08:000%12°8.5%100%154m
09:000%19°8.5%100%166m
10:000%24°8.5%100%137m
11:000%29°8.5%100%107m
12:000%32°8.5%100%78m
13:000%34°8.5%100%93m
14:000%34°8.5%100%109m
15:000%32°8.5%100%124m
16:000%28°8.5%100%2949m
17:000%23°8.5%100%5773m
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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