ST. LOUIS - Quick wrap-up on northern lights potential for the St. Louis area over the next few days:

  • Not likely for our area.
  • Current conditions: Kp

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    3 (no geomagnetic storm).

  • Best near-term window: early Mar 30 (UTC) with forecast peak around Kp

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    4.67 — roughly 7–10 PM CT Sunday, Mar 29 and 10 PM–1 AM CT late Sunday into Monday. Still generally not strong enough this far south.

  • Mar 31–Apr 1: forecast eases back to

    3.67 then

    2.33 (less promising).

If someone wants to take a low-odds look anyway: dark sky location north of town, low northern horizon, and check around 10 PM–1 AM when it’s fully dark.

 

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