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Live Kp index and 24-hour forecast
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Tonight's cloud cover — Adelaide
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Nearest dark-sky viewing spot
Cape Jervis
1 h 30 min south from Adelaide
Fleurieu Peninsula south-facing point — closest dark-sky aurora spot to Adelaide.
See all South Australia viewing spotsAdelaide sits at 35°S, so Aurora Australis viewing typically requires a planetary Kp of 6 for clearly visible displays and Kp 5 for camera-detectable glow on the southern horizon. The Fleurieu Peninsula — Cape Jervis, Rapid Bay and Deep Creek Conservation Park — provides the city's closest dark-sky south-facing lookouts, all within 90 minutes of the CBD. Kangaroo Island, accessible by ferry from Cape Jervis, offers Bortle 2 night skies and a full southern ocean horizon. The 2024–2026 solar maximum has produced repeated G4–G5 events visible from Adelaide's southern suburbs themselves. This page shows tonight's live Kp, the 24-hour outlook and Adelaide's cloud cover.
Kp index — what it means in Australia
The planetary Kp index runs 0–9. Higher Kp pushes the aurora further from the magnetic pole, making it visible from lower latitudes.
Kp 0–3 — Quiet
No aurora visible from mainland Australia. Possible faint glow at extreme southern Tasmania.
Kp 4 — Unsettled
Camera-only horizon glow possible from southern Tasmania.
Kp 5 (G1) — Minor storm
Visible aurora across Tasmania. Faint glow on horizon from Victoria, South Australia and far-south WA.
Kp 6 (G2) — Moderate storm
Bright aurora overhead in Tasmania. Clearly visible from VIC, SA and southern WA coasts.
Kp 7 (G3) — Strong storm
Vivid colour visible from VIC/SA/WA. Reaches as far north as Sydney and Perth.
Kp 8 (G4) — Severe storm
Aurora visible from NSW, WA and southern QLD. Once-a-year event.
Kp 9 (G5) — Extreme storm
Aurora visible from the entire continent including Brisbane and Darwin. Once-a-decade event.
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Aurora Adelaide — Frequently asked questions
Live Kp, OVATION map and storm alerts from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center. Australian context from the Bureau of Meteorology Space Weather Services. Cloud cover forecast from Open-Meteo.
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