Northern Lights Forecast
Aurora Forecast Tonight: Glasgow, Montana
Live visibility odds for Glasgow, combining the current geomagnetic Kp index with real local cloud cover, not just one or the other.
Tonight's chance of seeing aurora
4%
Unlikely
LocationGlasgow, Montana
Geomagnetic Forecast · NOAA / NASA
Magnetic latitude55.6°
Confirmed Kp right nowKp 1.7
Weather Forecast · NWS (US)
Clear-sky estimate93% clear skies
For entertainment purposes only, not a guarantee of visibility. Don't plan travel or spending around this number alone.
About aurora viewing in Glasgow
Glasgow sits in the sparsely populated northeastern corner of Montana, one of the darkest regions remaining in the Lower 48 simply because there's very little around it to produce light pollution.
Where locals actually go
Almost any road pulled off outside town works here; the region's low population density means dark sky is the default rather than something you need to drive far to find.
Best time of year
Winter nights are long and genuinely dark this far north and this far from a major city, giving Glasgow some of the best raw viewing conditions in the state despite its lower profile than Glacier.
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