Our app's features
Learn more about hello aurora, that helpful Northern Lights application you need for your long chasing night! Check out all the features we have available on the app.
Northern Lights forecast
Real-time aurora forecast updated every few minutes from accurate real-time sources.
Cloud coverage
Total cover, high, middle, and low clouds available in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
Moments
Share your aurora moment with other aurora enthusiasts.
Northern Lights locations
Share your location when spotting aurora and see others' locations!
Weather alerts
Notify you of the weather alerts and storm warnings that occur around your location (currently only available in Iceland and we are working on adding to other countries as well).
Road conditions
See the conditions of the road (currently only available in Iceland and we are working on it for other countries).
Aurora explanations
See everything you need to know when it comes to observing the Northern Lights in an easily understandable way!
Aurora notifications
Receive notifications when the aurora is visible, someone else spotted it or some weather alerts are in progress around your location.
Other features
We have more for you, here is a list of other features we offer you within the app
Aurora possibility
See the chance of seeing the Northern Lights tonight.
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Long-term forecast
Long-term 27 days Northern Lights forecast.
Aurora Oval
See Aurora belt on the map screen.
Weather forecast
Get the weather forecast in the app.
Official sources for more accurency
NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an American scientific agency.
This is used to get the space and solar data for the aurora forecast.
TGO
Norwegian agency that maintains, gathers and provides space physics data from Norway.
Real-time data of aurora sightings for users locating in Norway.
Leirvogur
The agency that provides the data from the magnetometer located in Iceland.
Real-time data of aurora sightings for users locating in Iceland.
IRF
The institute carries research and associated observatory activities in space physics.
Real-time data of aurora sightings for users locating in Sweden
FMI
The Finnish Meteorological Institute is the agency gathering and reporting space data.
Real-time data of aurora sightings for users locating in Finland.
Belgingur
Belgingur are experts in high-resolution weather forecast and global Wind Energy.
This is used to get the weather forecast in Iceland.
Veðurstofa Íslands
Icelandic Meteorological Office is Iceland's national weather service.
Data for the weather alerts.
MET
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute is Norway's national meteorological institute.
It gives us the weather forecast for Nordics countries.
Vegagerðin
The Road and Coastal Administration constructs and maintains roads.
It gives us a real-time status for all the roads around Iceland.
DWD
Germany's National Meteorological Service, the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD).
It gives us the cloud data for Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.