Thanks to the latitude of the north american continent in relation to the magnetic pole the lights have been seen as far south as new orleans.
Northern lights iceland march 2018.
2 days into the glacier snaefellsnes.
Peak viewing season for the northern lights is always september through march when the nights are long in iceland during the winter solstice darkness can extend for approximately 19 hours even.
Text by sonia nicolson.
In the northern hemisphere the lights are best seen from iceland greenland northern norway siberia the canadian territories and alaska.
Northern lights in northern part of iceland near akureyri.
The forecast of auroral activity at midnight scale 0 to 9 is shown in the upper right box.
This is the most usual forecast.
The map of iceland shows forecast of cloud cover.
We stayed in reykjavik and included 3 main.
South coast thorsmork.
Optical illusion crossing in iceland.
Moderate but with good chances to catch the northern lights.
Although our stay was quite short we managed to pack a lot in.
A big solarstorm is coming don t miss your chance to catch some amazing aurora displays.
Green areas are cloudy and white areas clear skies.
Optical illusion crossing in iceland.
Move the slider below the cloud cover map or click directly on a day or time.
The landscape under icelands crust is powering geothermal plants all over the country.
The scale changes in accordance with the date selected under the cloud.
100 of iceland s electricity needs are generated from renewable sources including geothermal energy.
Northern lights kirkjufell.
This travel vlog includes our highlights from our trip to iceland in february march 2018.