Vee Lake boat launchout of town · live · for 3:25 a.m.
Go.
Nothing in particular is in the way.
Look overhead.
Issued 19 minutes ago, good for 51 minutes more.
Next call for 3:55 a.m., posted by about 3:38 a.m.
Hour by hour
Outlook for 8:25 p.m.: Worth going out. Latest of 26 since 6:35 a.m.
- 8:25 p.m.: Worth going out
- 8:55 p.m.: Worth going out
- 9:25 p.m.: Go
- 9:55 p.m.: Go
- 10:25 p.m.: Go
- 10:55 p.m.: Go
- 11:25 p.m.: Worth going out
- 11:55 p.m.: Go
- 12:25 a.m.: Go
- 12:55 a.m.: Go
- 1:25 a.m.: Worth going out
- 1:55 a.m.: Go
- 2:25 a.m.: Worth going out
- 2:55 a.m.: Go
- 3:25 a.m.: Go
Later calls appear as they are made.
Chance of seeing it
>99%at 3:25 a.m.
Nowcast, from the live activity reading.
What decides it
Tonight, nothing in particular is in the way.
Cloud
Helping
Clear sky
0% cover at 3:25 a.m., the lighter bar
taller bar, more cloud · dashed line, overcast
Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Clear through the night.
Sky darkness
Helping
Dark 4 of 5
town glow · deep dark
Milky Way visible overhead. Most aurora will show clearly.
Estimated
Moon
Helping
Down while it is dark
0% lit, waning.
- Dark
- Twilight
- Moon
Its light takes nothing from the sky tonight.
Darkness
Helping
Dark from 8:18 p.m. to 6:32 a.m.
Sunset 6:33 p.m. Sunrise 8:17 a.m.
- Dark
- Twilight
- Sun
- Dark enough
At 3:25 a.m. the sun is 30° down, well past the line where the sky is dark enough for aurora.
The record
What we called, and what happened
No nights yetSeason starts Oct. 15
Every night so farWhere the numbers come from
Vee Lake boat launch, in detail. Issued Saturday 3:05 a.m. Good until Saturday 4:15 a.m. Times are Mountain Daylight Time. Model lnt_score-sha256@16b902fb5962. Cloud: 0% cover, forecast by HRDPS, model run Friday 6:00 p.m. 9 h 5 min old. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (licence). Aurora activity: K 2.7, measured, preliminary. From GFZ Potsdam Hp30 nowcast. 5 min old. CC BY 4.0, see credits. Sun and moon: Sun 30° below the horizon. Moon below the horizon. Sky darkness: Dark, 4 of 5. Estimated from NASA Black Marble VNP46A4, 2025 data, uncalibrated. Horizon: Worked out from terrain, which is what mainly blocks the view here. Trees are not included. Terrain from ArcticDEM and Canada's elevation data, see credits. Where: 62.5482, -114.3638. The forecast is for this spot, not the whole town. Magnetometer: Yellowknife (YKC), Natural Resources Canada. It shows activity that has already arrived, so it is a check for right now, not a forecast, and never part of a call.