Vermont · Newport area · ET
Northern Lights Tonight in Vermont
Northern lights tonight in Vermont: MAYBE in Vermont (Newport area). Best window 5:15 AM–5:45 AM EDT. Main issue: Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
Vermont · Newport 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 Vermont tonight. | Clear |
| 4:45 AM–5:15 AM ET | NOAurora activity is not expected to reach Vermont 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 Vermont tonight.
- Clouds
- Clear
- Darkness
- —
- Moon
- —
- City glow
- —
- Data live
- Later hours rely on a coarser forecast, not the live oval.
Northern Lights Tonight Vermont
The headline point is Newport at magnetic latitude 54.3. Vermont 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 Vermont is shorter than in Alaska, so a strong storm can still be usable if the sky is dark enough and clear.
Light, weather, and Vermont
Vermont is dark by Lower 48 standards. Burlington is the main in-state light island; the Northeast Kingdom is darker than the Champlain shore.
Tree-closed north horizons; lake cloud off Champlain; winter travel on rural roads; Burlington glow.
Long nights September–March. Northern Vermont can work on weaker storms than Ohio or Pennsylvania.
Sample points for Northern Lights Tonight Vermont
- Newport · verdict north · mag 54.3
- Burlington · population · mag 53.8
- Rutland · dark sky · mag 53.0
The shared darkness, aurora-reach, cloud, glow, moon, freshness, and status gates are documented in how we decide. This page applies them to Newport and keeps the local facts above.
What to do
- Leave Burlington. Go north toward the Northeast Kingdom or find a dark north horizon away from the lake-shore towns, not a downtown waterfront.
- Face north.
Other points in Vermont
- BurlingtonMAYBE
- RutlandMAYBE
In this state
The Northeast Kingdom is the best in-state latitude. Southern Vermont is only a little worse magnetically but has more trees and more village glow.
Nearby
Northern lights tonight in Newport, Burlington, and Rutland
Can you see the northern lights in Newport tonight?
MAYBE in Newport tonight. Newport sits at magnetic latitude 54.3, even with the Newport headline. Newport is this page’s northern headline point, not a downtown reading. Clouds are not the main blocker over Newport 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 Burlington tonight?
MAYBE in Burlington tonight. Burlington sits at magnetic latitude 53.8, 0.5° south of Newport. Burlington is a bright urban site; city skyglow will hide a weak horizon display. Clouds are not the main blocker over Burlington 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 Rutland tonight?
MAYBE in Rutland tonight. Rutland sits at magnetic latitude 53.0, 1.3° south of Newport. Rutland is a darker in-state site than the metros. Clouds are not the main blocker over Rutland in the current snapshot. Oval reach at this coordinate is none. Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon.
Northern lights tonight vermont — is it worth going out?
MAYBE for Vermont tonight from the Newport headline (magnetic latitude 54.3). Any display would likely stay low on the northern horizon. This is the state reading, not a downtown-by-default answer.
Aurora borealis vermont — can you see it tonight?
Vermont 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.
Vermont northern lights: is tonight a statewide yes?
No. Northern lights tonight in Vermont is a local gate at Newport, then compared with the other sample points on this page. Magnetic latitude 54.3 is the headline, not a mean of the whole state.
Are the Green Mountains enough?
Only with a dark, unobstructed north view. A south-facing slope or a summit above a valley’s lights does not help.