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Dark Skies - Swedish Lapland

Swedish Lapland, Sweden

Aurora forecast for Swedish Lapland and the famous Abisko 'Blue Hole'. Track Northern Lights at Kiruna, Jukkasjärvi.

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Next opportunity

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Jokkmokk

Sat, Mar 14 · 20:43–23:00 · 2h window

Low confidence

38%

🌛Moon Altitude-45.9--43.9°

☁️Total Cloud Coverage6.8-10.3%

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Porjus

Sun, Mar 15 · 01:00–02:51

🌛Moon Altitude:-30--24.2°

Low

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Gällivare

Sun, Mar 15 · 01:00–02:46

🌛Moon Altitude:-29.6--23.9°

Low

Excellent Dark Skies (pristine)

Torneträsk

Sun, Mar 15 · 21:09–23:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-39.8--39.5°

Low

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Abisko

Sun, Mar 15 · 21:09–02:35

🌛Moon Altitude:-39.8--24.6°

Medium

Pristine Dark Skies (pristine)

Abisko

Sun, Mar 15 · 21:09–02:35

🌛Moon Altitude:-39.8--24.6°

Medium

Good Dark Skies

Riksgränsen

Sun, Mar 15 · 22:00–24:00

🌛Moon Altitude:-39.5--37.6°

Low

+1 more windows in the next 10 days

Location status

0 of 11 locations currently active

Abisko

Inactive

Famous 'Blue Hole' microclimate with clearest Nordic skies

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~3 days 13h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Abisko

Inactive

Famous 'Blue Hole' microclimate with clearest Nordic skies

Abisko, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~3 days 13h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Björkliden

Inactive

Mountain resort near Abisko with lake reflections

Björkliden, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (59.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~7 days 14h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Kiruna

Inactive

Arctic mining town with surrounding wilderness

Kiruna, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (3km, ≥ 12000.0m)

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Jukkasjärvi

Inactive

Home of ICEHOTEL with Torne River views

Jukkasjärvi, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (3km, ≥ 12000.0m)

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Riksgränsen

Inactive

Norwegian border ski resort in mountain terrain

Riksgränsen, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (2km, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~3 days 14h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Torneträsk

Inactive

Sweden's sixth largest lake with mountain backdrop

Abisko, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Total Cloud Coverage too high (100%, ≤ 20.0%)

Next opportunity in ~3 days 13h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Gällivare

Inactive

Mining town gateway to Stora Sjöfallet

Gällivare, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (540.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 17h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Jokkmokk

Inactive

Sami cultural center on the Arctic Circle

Jokkmokk, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (103.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 13h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Porjus

Inactive

Hydropower heritage with dam and aurora reflections

Porjus, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (146.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

Next opportunity in ~2 days 17h

1 opportunity in next 10 days

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Luleå

Inactive

Coastal Lapland with archipelago and frozen sea

Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden

Right now: Visibility too low (318.0, ≥ 12000.0m)

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What's blocking opportunities

72-hour view of conditions preventing matches across 11 locations

Top 5 blocking conditions across 11 of 11 locations

Some blocked

Most blocked

12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

Total Cloud Coverage (≤ 20.0%)

92% blocked

Astronomical Night (Any)

73% blocked

Precipitation Chance (≤ 10.0%)

62% blocked

Visibility (≥ 12000.0m)

43% blocked

Moon Illumination (≤ 35.0%)

43% blocked

How to read: Each row shows when a condition blocks opportunities. Stronger red means more locations are affected. These are the top 5 conditions preventing matches across the 72-hour forecast.

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