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Stokksnes - Northern Lights - Iceland Coast

Hofn, East, Iceland

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

Currently

Real-time conditions
Kp IndexKp 4 (Unsettled)
Sun Elevation-9.3° (Nautical twilight)
Cloud Cover9%

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Times shown in Atlantic/Reykjavik
aurora weather icon
Next opportunity
Good Chance of Aurora
Stokksnes
Today · 19:00–21:00 · 2h window
Medium confidence
45%
🌌Aurora Quality65.6-72.4%
Kp Index: Kp 4 (Unsettled)
OVATION Probability: 47%
Sun Elevation: -15.8° (Astronomical twilight)
Cloud Cover: 7%

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72-hour requirements breakdown

What passed or failed, hour by hour
10matching 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
Sun, Feb 15
19:0074%-9.6°70%0.1%24134m
20:0079%-16°68%0.1%24134m
21:0054%-22°38%1.2%24135m
22:0068%-28°47%4.5%24134m
23:0070%-33°49%5%24135m
Mon, Feb 16
24:0086%-37°82%5%24134m
01:0084%-38°78%5%24135m
02:0084%-38°77%4.6%24134m
03:0078%-35°67%0.1%24134m
04:0079%-31°67%0.1%24134m
05:0078%-25°65%0%24134m
06:0055%-19°40%0%24134m
07:0052%-13°34%0.2%24135m
08:0038%-6.2°34%1.5%24134m
09:000%0.31°0%1.3%24135m
10:000%5.3°0%0.1%24134m
11:000%9.4°0%0%24135m
12:000%12°0%0%24134m
13:000%14°0%0%24134m
14:000%13°0%0%24135m
15:000%11°43%0%24135m
16:000%7.5°44%4.9%24135m
17:000%2.9°49%5.1%24134m
18:000%-2.9°55%8.1%24135m
19:0066%-9.3°55%8.7%24134m
20:0072%-16°55%7.4%24134m
21:0045%-22°21%8.6%24135m
22:0045%-28°21%5%24134m
23:0045%-33°21%5%24134m
Tue, Feb 17
24:0050%-36°34%11%24135m
01:0050%-38°34%19%24135m
02:0044%-37°34%22%24134m
03:0052%-35°34%9.4%24135m
04:0052%-30°34%6.6%24135m
05:000%-25°34%55%24134m
06:0030%-19°15%39%24135m
07:0036%-12°15%26%24134m
08:000%-5.9°15%16%24135m
09:000%0.59°15%11%24134m
10:000%5.6°15%6.2%24134m
11:000%9.8°15%3.7%24135m
12:000%13°7.7%3.7%24134m
13:000%14°7.7%3.7%24134m
14:000%13°7.7%5%24135m
15:000%11°5%4.9%24134m
16:000%7.9°5%3.7%24134m
17:000%3.2°5%3.7%24135m
18:000%-2.6°5%5.1%24135m
19:0028%-9°5%10%24134m
20:0038%-15°5%7.9%24134m
21:000%-22°15%54%24135m
22:000%-28°15%100%24135m
23:000%-32°15%100%24135m
Wed, Feb 18
24:000%-36°15%100%24135m
01:000%-37°15%100%24134m
02:000%-37°15%100%24135m
03:000%-34°15%100%24135m
04:000%-30°15%100%24135m
05:000%-25°15%100%24135m
06:000%-19°15%100%17255m
07:000%-12°15%100%5354m
08:000%-5.5°15%100%7897m
09:000%0.88°7.7%100%8427m
10:000%5.9°7.7%100%4108m
11:000%10°7.7%100%1014m
12:000%13°7.7%100%1117m
13:000%14°7.7%100%1353m
14:000%14°7.7%100%1552m
15:000%12°0%100%1462m
16:000%8.2°0%100%2727m
17:000%3.5°0%100%3206m
18:000%-2.3°11%100%3052m
19:000%-8.7°11%100%2016m
20:000%-15°11%100%1785m
21:000%-22°21%100%1237m
22:000%-27°21%100%812m
23:000%-32°21%100%1216m
Thu, Feb 19
24:000%-35°43%100%4703m
01:000%-37°43%100%3306m
02:000%-36°43%100%1908m
03:000%-34°43%100%511m
04:000%-30°43%100%431m
05:000%-24°43%100%351m
06:000%-18°43%100%271m
07:000%-12°43%100%244m
08:000%-5.2°43%100%218m
09:000%1.2°43%100%191m
10:000%6.2°43%100%268m
11:000%10°43%100%345m
12:000%13°43%100%423m
13:000%15°43%95%7858m
14:000%14°43%89%15294m
15:000%12°43%84%22730m
16:000%8.5°43%89%23198m
17:000%3.8°43%94%23667m
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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