Aurora

Get notified when the Northern Lights may be worth checking near your saved place. Smart location monitoring and personalized alerts.

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Photo: Troy Hazard, Logan, UT

Create an alert

Choose how easily NOAA's OVATION probability should trigger an email:
Stronger signal
NOAA OVATION: 20.0%+
Moderate signal
NOAA OVATION: 10.0%+
Lower signal
NOAA OVATION: 3.0%+
Expert Mode
Use ZIP code and public sensitivity options
Manual coordinates and custom raw threshold
Enter either a zip code OR coordinates
Scale: NOAA OVATION probability from 0% to 100%. Examples: 20.0% (fewer), 10.0% (balanced), 3.0% (more), 0% (all non-zero checks)

Creating an alert opts this email into Aurora messages for this saved place. Aurora stores your email, location, sensitivity, status, and alert events so it can send and manage notifications. Forecasts do not guarantee visibility; clouds, daylight, moonlight, horizon, and forecast uncertainty still matter. Every email includes manage and unsubscribe controls. See the privacy notes.

Our system monitors NOAA OVATION forecast data for your selected location. When the aurora probability reaches your chosen sensitivity threshold, we send you an email alert.

Smart Detection

We use your location to check the NOAA OVATION grid point that best matches your alert. You choose a sensitivity; Aurora handles the threshold.