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Live Kp index and 24-hour forecast
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Tonight's cloud cover — Albany
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Nearest dark-sky viewing spot
Albany — Torndirrup National Park
20 min south from Albany
Granite cliffs on WA's southern coast. Dark Bortle 2 skies and full Southern Ocean horizon.
See all Western Australia viewing spotsAlbany sits on Western Australia's south coast at 35°S — the state's best Aurora Australis viewing latitude. Torndirrup National Park's granite clifftops face directly into the Southern Ocean only 20 minutes from town and deliver Bortle 2 dark skies with no obstructing horizon. Planetary Kp 5 produces camera-detectable glow and Kp 6 brings clearly visible aurora to Albany's southern coast, with the September equinox period historically the most active. During the May and October 2024 G5 superstorms Albany saw overhead displays. This page shows tonight's live Kp, the 24-hour outlook and Albany's cloud cover so you can plan tonight's drive to The Gap and Natural Bridge.
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 Albany — 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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