An alert when the aurora can reach your own sky, the hours it is dark enough, and a camera that stacks a sharp shot.
AuroraCue: Aurora ForecastAn alert when the aurora can reach your own sky, the hours it is dark enough, and a camera that stacks a sharp shot.
Northern lights tonight in Massachusetts
Tonight the forecast peak is Kp 3.7. From northern Massachusetts: not expected. From Boston: not expected.
The next three nights
| Night (9 pm to 3 am) | Peak Kp | Northern Massachusetts | Boston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 4 | 3.7 | Not expected | Not expected |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 2.3 | Not expected | Not expected |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 3.0 | Not expected | Not expected |
What Massachusetts needs
The aurora reaches the northern edge of Massachusetts at about Kp 7.8, and Boston at about Kp 8.1. Kp is NOAA's 0-9 index of geomagnetic activity; the higher it goes, the farther south the aurora can be seen.
How to see it
- Get away from city lights and face north, with a clear view of the horizon.
- The best hours are usually 10 pm to 2 am, and clouds hide everything, so check the sky too.
- A phone camera on a long exposure often shows color the eye misses.
Northern lights tonight by city in Massachusetts
From the cities that need the least Kp to the most:
- Haverhill: about Kp 7.9
- Methuen Town: about Kp 7.9
- Lawrence: about Kp 7.9
- Lowell: about Kp 7.9
- Peabody: about Kp 8.0
- Lynn: about Kp 8.0
- Medford: about Kp 8.1
- Malden: about Kp 8.1
- Waltham: about Kp 8.1
- Chicopee: about Kp 8.1
- Revere: about Kp 8.1
- Everett: about Kp 8.1
- Somerville: about Kp 8.1
- Worcester: about Kp 8.1
- Cambridge: about Kp 8.1
- Framingham: about Kp 8.1
- Newton: about Kp 8.1
- Springfield: about Kp 8.1
- Boston: about Kp 8.1
- Quincy: about Kp 8.1
- Weymouth Town: about Kp 8.2
- Brockton: about Kp 8.2
- Taunton: about Kp 8.3
- Fall River: about Kp 8.4
- New Bedford: about Kp 8.4
Forecast: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center 3-day Kp forecast, refreshed every few hours. The visibility rule is approximate.