Aurora Forecast in New Zealand
Live aurora visibility odds for 68 real cities across New Zealand.
Where the aurora reaches in New Zealand
Cities here can see the southern lights (aurora australis). The most aurora-prone listed city is Invercargill, at 50.2° geomagnetic latitude, which needs about Kp 8.
- Reached by Kp 3
- 0 of 68 cities
- Reached by Kp 5
- 0 of 68 cities
- Reached by Kp 7
- 0 of 68 cities
- Reached by Kp 9
- 10 of 68 cities
Right now (Kp 3.0), 0 of 68 listed cities are inside the visibility line.
Most aurora-prone cities
- Invercargill50.2° · Kp 8
- Papatowai50.2° · Kp 8
- East Gore49.8° · Kp 8
- Mosgiel49.4° · Kp 8.5
- Dunedin49.4° · Kp 8.5
- Alexandra48.9° · Kp 8.5
- Queenstown48.8° · Kp 8.5
- Cromwell48.7° · Kp 8.5
- Oamaru48.5° · Kp 9
- Wanaka48.4° · Kp 9
- Timaru47.8° · exceptional storms only
- Tekapo47.5° · exceptional storms only
Geomagnetic latitudes use a centered-dipole model (approximate, typically within a few degrees). Green = inside tonight's line. Live map and viewlines.
AucklandWellingtonChristchurchQueenstownTekapoManukau CityNorth ShoreHamiltonTaurangaDunedinNelsonTimaruOamaruAshburtonBlenheimRangioraWanakaInvercargillLower HuttPalmerston NorthWaikowhaiWhanganuiWhangareiMosgielHastingsNapierNew PlymouthRotoruaCambridgeGisborneHendersonLevinMastertonParaparaumuPukekohe EastRollestonTaupoUpper HuttWhakataneEast GorePapatowaiAlexandraCromwellBeachlandsCartertonGreymouthHaweraHuntlyKatikatiKawerauKerikeriKumeuMatamataMorrinsvilleMotuekaNgaruawahiaOrewaOtakiStratfordTe AwamutuTe PukeThamesTitahi BayTokoroaWaitaraWaiukuWarkworthWhitianga