Massachusetts · ET
Can You See the Northern Lights in Massachusetts Tonight?
NO (Newburyport area). Not worth a special trip tonight. Aurora activity is not expected to reach Massachusetts tonight.
NO
Not worth a special trip tonight.
Tonight’s hours (ET)
| Time | Reading | Sky |
|---|---|---|
| 1:45 AM–2:15 AM ET | NO | Clear |
| 2:15 AM–2:45 AM ET | NO | Clear |
| 2:45 AM–3:15 AM ET | NO | Clear |
| 3:15 AM–3:45 AM ET | NO | Clear |
| 3:45 AM–4:15 AM ET | NO | Clear |
Rest of the night
| 4:15 AM–4:45 AM ET | NO | Clear |
|---|---|---|
| 4:45 AM–5:15 AM ET | not dark yet | — |
| 5:15 AM–5:45 AM ET | not dark yet | — |
| 5:45 AM–6:15 AM ET | not dark yet | — |
Why this verdict
- Aurora reach
- Aurora activity is not expected to reach Massachusetts tonight.
- Clouds
- Clear
- Darkness
- —
- Moon
- —
- City glow
- Boston–Providence is a dense coastal light corridor. The North Shore (beyond the inner suburbs) and the Berkshires are darker. Cape Cod is south of Boston and magnetically worse, not better.
- Data live
- Live reading, not a full local guide.
What to do
- Leave Boston. North toward the New Hampshire border or west into the Berkshires beats the harbor. Do not drive to the Cape for aurora.
- Face north.
- Give your eyes 30–60 minutes in the dark.
- A phone camera may pick up a faint display before your eyes do.
Other points in Massachusetts
- BostonNO
- North AdamsNO
In this state
The North Shore and the northern Berkshires are the least-bad in-state options. The South Shore and Cape Cod are farther from the oval.
Nearby
Local FAQ
Is there a Boston page?
Not in the first index set. “Northern lights tonight Boston” is answered here as Massachusetts, with Boston as the population point.
Can I see it from the city?
Only in a strong storm, usually as a faint northern glow, and often not with the naked eye through skyglow.
Cape Cod or north?
North. Cape Cod is the wrong direction.