Latest Conditions

Current NOAA forecast context, with freshness and caveats kept visible.

Photo: Troy Hazard, Logan, UT
Stale NOAA mode: fixture

Stale NOAA forecast

Last successful forecast is older than 60 minutes. Do not treat it as current conditions.

Forecast time
2026-05-12 08:18 UTC
Latest check
2026-06-06 03:04 UTC
Freshness
About 35687 minutes old
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NOAA Forecast Map

NOAA northern hemisphere aurora forecast map
Fixture mode uses a local map image so this page can render without live NOAA image access.

What This Means

Aurora watches NOAA OVATION forecast probability for saved places and emails only when a subscriber's selected sensitivity is met. This page is context for the forecast, not a promise that the northern lights will be visible from a specific yard, trailhead, or horizon.

NOAA Forecast Caveats

  • NOAA OVATION is a forecast model, not a visibility guarantee.
  • Aurora can change quickly. Stale or unknown data should not be treated as current conditions.

Supplemental Visibility Caveats

These feature-flagged labels are shown for visibility context and do not silently change NOAA alert decisions.

  • Cloud cover (disabled): feature flag disabled; cloud data is not part of this NOAA alert decision
  • Darkness (disabled): feature flag disabled; darkness data is not part of this NOAA alert decision
  • Moonlight (disabled): feature flag disabled; moonlight data is not part of this NOAA alert decision
  • Light pollution (disabled): feature flag disabled; light-pollution data is not part of this NOAA alert decision

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