These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more data, at www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast. The listings below will be updated and published weekly until next spring.
Sunday, Dec. 1
Low aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, low-level displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks, and may be visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: Waning Crescent.
Monday, Dec. 2
Low aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, low-level displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks, and may be visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: New Moon.
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Low aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, low-level displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks, and may be visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: New Moon.
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Low aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, low-level displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks, and may be visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: New Moon.
Thursday, Dec. 5
Low aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, low-level displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Fairbanks, and may be visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau. Moon phase: New Moon.
Friday, Dec. 6
Active aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, active auroral displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Anchorage and Juneau, and may be visible low on the horizon from King Salmon and Ketchikan. Moon phase: Waxing Crescent.
Saturday, Dec. 7
Active aurora activity forecasted. If skies are clear, active auroral displays may be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Anchorage and Juneau, and may be visible low on the horizon from King Salmon and Ketchikan. Moon phase: Waxing Crescent.