New Hampshire · Pittsburg area · ET
Northern Lights Tonight in New Hampshire
Northern lights tonight in New Hampshire: MAYBE in New Hampshire (Pittsburg area). Best window 5:15 AM–5:45 AM EDT. Main issue: Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
New Hampshire · Pittsburg area
MAYBE
Not a definite show. Worth a look if you can get a dark north sky.
Tonight’s hours (ET)
| Period | Reading | Sky |
|---|---|---|
| 4:15 AM–4:45 AM ET | NOAurora activity is not expected to reach New Hampshire tonight. | Clear |
| 4:45 AM–5:15 AM ET | NOAurora activity is not expected to reach New Hampshire tonight. | Clear |
| 5:15 AM–5:45 AM ET | MAYBEAny display would likely stay low on the northern horizon. | Clear |
| 5:45 AM–6:15 AM ET | not dark yetnot dark yet | — |
| 6:15 AM–6:45 AM ET | not dark yetnot dark yet | — |
Rest of the night
| 6:45 AM–7:15 AM ET | not dark yetnot dark yet | — |
|---|
Why this verdict
- Aurora reach
- Aurora activity is not expected to reach New Hampshire tonight.
- Clouds
- Clear
- Darkness
- —
- Moon
- —
- City glow
- —
- Data live
- Later hours rely on a coarser forecast, not the live oval.
Northern Lights Tonight New Hampshire
The headline point is Pittsburg at magnetic latitude 54.4. New Hampshire sits in the sub oval band. Horizon aurora typically needs about Kp 5. Overhead color typically needs about Kp 7. Look north.
Summer twilight in New Hampshire is shorter than in Alaska, so a strong storm can still be usable if the sky is dark enough and clear.
Light, weather, and New Hampshire
Manchester–Nashua shares Boston-adjacent glow. The White Mountains and the far north (Pittsburg, the Connecticut Lakes) are the dark part of the state.
Mountain weather socking in peaks; trees closing the north view; Boston-adjacent glow in the south; winter travel in the north.
September–March. The far north stays useful later into spring than Massachusetts.
Sample points for Northern Lights Tonight New Hampshire
- Pittsburg · verdict north · mag 54.4
- North Conway · dark sky · mag 53.4
- Manchester · population · mag 52.3
The shared darkness, aurora-reach, cloud, glow, moon, freshness, and status gates are documented in how we decide. This page applies them to Pittsburg and keeps the local facts above.
What to do
- Leave Manchester. North toward the White Mountains or the Canadian border is the correct direction, not the seacoast suburbs.
- Face north.
Other points in New Hampshire
- North ConwayMAYBE
- ManchesterMAYBE
In this state
Far-north New Hampshire is a sub-oval latitude similar to northern Vermont. The seacoast and Manchester are event-heavier and brighter.
Nearby
Northern lights tonight in Pittsburg, North Conway, and Manchester
Can you see the northern lights in Pittsburg tonight?
MAYBE in Pittsburg tonight. Pittsburg sits at magnetic latitude 54.4, even with the Pittsburg headline. Pittsburg is this page’s northern headline point, not a downtown reading. Clouds are not the main blocker over Pittsburg in the current snapshot. Oval reach at this coordinate is none. Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
Can you see the northern lights in North Conway tonight?
MAYBE in North Conway tonight. North Conway sits at magnetic latitude 53.4, 1.0° south of Pittsburg. North Conway is a darker in-state site than the metros. Clouds are not the main blocker over North Conway in the current snapshot. Oval reach at this coordinate is none. Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
Can you see the northern lights in Manchester tonight?
MAYBE in Manchester tonight. Manchester sits at magnetic latitude 52.3, 2.1° south of Pittsburg. Manchester is a bright urban site; city skyglow will hide a weak horizon display. Clouds are not the main blocker over Manchester in the current snapshot. Oval reach at this coordinate is none. Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
Northern lights tonight new hampshire — is it worth going out?
MAYBE for New Hampshire tonight from the Pittsburg headline (magnetic latitude 54.4). Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon. This is the state reading, not a downtown-by-default answer.
Aurora borealis new hampshire — can you see it tonight?
New Hampshire is a sub oval location. Horizon color typically needs about Kp 5; overhead color typically needs about Kp 7. Tonight’s computed status is MAYBE. Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
New Hampshire northern lights: is tonight a statewide yes?
No. Northern lights tonight in New Hampshire is a local gate at Pittsburg, then compared with the other sample points on this page. Magnetic latitude 54.4 is the headline, not a mean of the whole state.
White Mountains or farther north?
North Conway is already a step north of Manchester. Pittsburg and the Connecticut Lakes are darker and slightly better magnetically.