Northern lights forecast
Seward
Reading the northern lights and cloud forecasts.
Northern lights forecast
Reading the northern lights and cloud forecasts.
Northern lights forecast
How active the northern lights are expected to be, how cloudy the sky will be, and what the moon is doing, night by night to Sat, Oct 31. Odds, never a promise.
Seward needs an active night. Find an open view to the north, away from town lights.
NOAA's 3-hour activity forecast with the National Weather Service cloud forecast. This is the most reliable part of the page.
Very low chance
ForecastVery low chance
ForecastVery low chance
ForecastFrom here NOAA gives one activity figure a day. We pair it with the cloud forecast and call the result an early estimate.
Very low chance
Early estimateVery low chance
Early estimateNobody can forecast cloud this far ahead. These nights show NOAA's activity outlook, the moon and the dark hours. Use them to pick dates, then check back.
Low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlySources: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (3-day forecast and 27-day outlook), National Weather Service (cloud cover) and NOAA climate records. Forecasts read at 8 pm. NOAA issued the 27-day outlook on Sun, Oct 4. For maps and the science, see the UAF Geophysical Institute aurora forecast.
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Very low chance
Very low chance
Early estimateVery low chance
Early estimateVery low chance if the sky is clear
Very low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyGood chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyGood chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyFair chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyLow chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyVery low chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyGood chance if the sky is clear
Activity outlook onlyNo outlook yet