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 New Jersey
Tonight the forecast peak is Kp 3.0. From northern New Jersey: not expected. From Newark: not expected.
The next three nights
| Night (9 pm to 3 am) | Peak Kp | Northern New Jersey | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Nov 4 | 3.0 | Not expected | Not expected |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 2.3 | Not expected | Not expected |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 5.0 | Not expected | Not expected |
What New Jersey needs
The aurora reaches the northern edge of New Jersey at about Kp 8.3, and Newark at about Kp 8.6. 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 New Jersey
From the cities that need the least Kp to the most:
- Paterson: about Kp 8.6
- Clifton: about Kp 8.6
- Passaic: about Kp 8.6
- East Orange: about Kp 8.6
- West New York: about Kp 8.6
- Union City: about Kp 8.6
- Newark: about Kp 8.6
- Hoboken: about Kp 8.6
- Jersey City: about Kp 8.7
- Elizabeth: about Kp 8.7
- Plainfield: about Kp 8.7
- Bayonne: about Kp 8.7
- Perth Amboy: about Kp 8.7
- New Brunswick: about Kp 8.7
- Trenton: about Kp 8.8
- Camden: about Kp 8.9
Forecast: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center 3-day Kp forecast, refreshed every few hours. The visibility rule is approximate.