Vee Lake boat launchout of town · live · for 4:25 a.m.

Worth going out.

Cloud is the main thing in the way. Cloud cover is forecast at 47%.

Look overhead.

Issued 6 minutes ago, good for 1 hour 4 minutes more.

Next call for 4:55 a.m., posted by about 4:38 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
3:55 a.m.: If you're up anyway
4:25 a.m.: Worth going out

Later calls appear as they are made.

Chance of seeing it

+46 pts without cloud

53%at 4:25 a.m.

Nowcast, from the live activity reading.

What decides it

Tonight, cloud is the main thing in the way.

Cloud

In the way

About half the sky covered

47% cover at 4:25 a.m., the lighter bar

taller bar, more cloud · dashed line, overcast

Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Thickening 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 4:25 a.m. the sun is 25° 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 far

Where the numbers come from

Vee Lake boat launch, in detail. Issued Saturday 4:05 a.m. Good until Saturday 5:15 a.m. Times are Mountain Daylight Time. Model lnt_score-sha256@16b902fb5962. Cloud: 47% cover, forecast by HRDPS, model run Saturday 12:00 a.m. 4 h 6 min old. Data Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (licence). Aurora activity: K 2.0, measured, preliminary. From GFZ Potsdam Hp30 nowcast. 6 min old. CC BY 4.0, see credits. Sun and moon: Sun 25° 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.