Faribault's Weather Page
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

Night sky

Faribault night sky

Updated 6:05 a.m.

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What you can see in the sky tonight from Faribault, and whether the clouds will let you.

Tonight

Model updated 2:05 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 3

Clouds all night.

Sunset 5 p.m., sunrise 6:54 a.m. Fully dark from 6:38 p.m. to 5:16 a.m. Cloud (Euro, the larger of its total and highest layer): 7 p.m. 100%, 9 p.m. 100%, 11 p.m. 100%, 1 a.m. 100%, 3 a.m. 100%, 5 a.m. 100%. The moon, 30% lit, rises at 1:54 a.m.

Fully dark The sun 18° or more below the horizon, past astronomical twilight: its scattered light is fainter than starlight and other natural light. U.S. Naval Observatory Total, high, middle and low: cloud cover (darker: more) Moon: its height in the sky, shaded by how much is lit

How to read the strip

The strip runs from sunset to sunrise: twilight (civil, nautical, then astronomical, the sun 6°, 12° and 18° down), then full dark. Clouds are the Euro model's total, high, middle and low cloud for each hour; the model runs every 3 hours here, 6 hours after 6 days, and Open-Meteo fills the hours between. The moon is drawn by its height above the horizon, shaded by the share of it lit. A smoke row shows when the PM2.5 forecast (Copernicus CAMS, through Open-Meteo) reaches 35.5 µg/m³, the bottom of the EPA's "unhealthy for sensitive groups" range: smoke may dim the sky. (The home page's air badge, which is about health, starts at the EPA's Moderate level, 9.1.)

  • Golden hour 4:18 to 5 p.m. (sunset); 6:54 to 7:36 a.m. (sunrise)
  • Blue hour 5:18 to 5:42 p.m.; 6:12 to 6:36 a.m.
  • Fully dark 6:38 p.m. to 5:16 a.m.
  • Lens Dew likely on the lens: low 49°, Dew point The temperature air must cool to before it is saturated. A higher dew point means more moisture in the air. National Weather Service glossary 49° (NWS)

The next 7 nights

Model updated 2:05 a.m.

Clouds: Euro model

Good nights for stars in the next seven nights: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

  1. Wednesday Nov. 4 Clouds all night.Waning crescent, 20% lit
  2. Thursday Nov. 5 Clouds come and go; clearest midnight to 2 a.m.Waning crescent, 13% lit
  3. Friday Nov. 6 Clouds come and go; clearest 7 to 11 p.m.Waning crescent, 7% lit
  4. Saturday Nov. 7 Clouds come and go; clearest 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.Waning crescent, 3% lit
  5. Sunday Nov. 8 Good night for stars all night.Waning crescent, 0% lit
  6. Monday Nov. 9 Good night for stars after 3 a.m.New moon, 0% lit
  7. Tuesday Nov. 10 Good night for stars all night.Waxing crescent, 2% lit

Planets tonight

Three of the five bright planets are up tonight: Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

  • Mars Magnitude How bright a star or planet looks in our sky. The scale runs backward: lower is brighter, and 5 steps is 100 times the light. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 0.8Rises 11:42 p.m.; still up at sunrise.Climbing all night: 61° up in the south by 6:24 a.m.
  • Jupiter magnitude −1.9Rises 12:09 a.m.; still up at sunrise.Climbing all night: 58° up in the south by 6:24 a.m.
  • Saturn magnitude 0.5Up at sunset; sets 4:04 a.m.Highest at 10 p.m.: 47° up in the south.

Too low to see tonight: Mercury and Venus (never 10° up between dusk and dawn).

Close together tonight: Mars and Jupiter, 4.5° apart at 6:24 a.m.

The planet hours tonight: 5:30 p.m. to 6:24 a.m. Computed here with PyEphem.

Space station

ISS orbit updated Nov. 2, 4:25 a.m.

The station makes two visible passes from tonight through Tuesday night, Nov. 10; the next is Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 5 a.m.

  1. Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5 a.m. for 1 minute, magnitude −1.2From the south to the south; highest 13° up in the south at 5 a.m.Comes out of Earth's shadow 13° up in the south.Clouds then (Euro): 100%.
  2. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6:31 p.m. for 2 minutes, magnitude −1.9From the south to the south-southeast; highest 18° up in the south-southeast at 6:32 p.m.Fades into Earth's shadow 18° up in the south-southeast.Clouds then (Euro): 10%.

The International Space Station's orbit: Celestrak; computed here.

Aurora

SWPC updated Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m.

NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

Quiet. SWPC forecasts Kp A 0 to 9 index of how disturbed Earth's magnetic field is; 5 or more is a geomagnetic storm. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center 2 at most tonight; Faribault needs about 7.

  • Solar wind The flow of particles and magnetic fields outward from the sun, typically near 350 km/s. National Weather Service glossary 359 km/s (803,000 mph); Bz The north-south direction of the interplanetary magnetic field. When it points south, opposite Earth's field, geomagnetic disturbances are much more severe. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center glossary −1 nT, south, which favors aurora (5:55 a.m.)
  • Kp now 0, SWPC's estimate (6 a.m.)
  • OVATION The model behind SWPC's aurora forecast: where the aurora will be and how strong, 30 to 90 minutes ahead. NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center 0% chance of aurora overhead here, and at most 1% within 6° of latitude to the north (5:52 a.m.)

Kp through Thursday: highest 3.67, Thursday midnight to 3 a.m.

SWPC's 3-Day Forecast, Kp by 3-hour block from Tuesday 6 a.m. to Thursday 6 p.m.: highest 3.67. No block reaches Kp 7.

Kp, each 3 hours (SWPC 3-Day Forecast) Kp 7: Faribault Fully dark Cloud (Euro)

Kp outlook through Nov. 28: largest Kp 5, first on Nov. 17

  1. Nov. 32
  2. Nov. 42
  3. Nov. 53
  4. Nov. 63
  5. Nov. 73
  6. Nov. 82
  7. Nov. 94
  8. Nov. 103
  9. Nov. 113
  10. Nov. 123
  11. Nov. 132
  12. Nov. 142
  13. Nov. 152
  14. Nov. 163
  15. Nov. 175
  16. Nov. 185
  17. Nov. 193
  18. Nov. 202
  19. Nov. 212
  20. Nov. 222
  21. Nov. 232
  22. Nov. 242
  23. Nov. 252
  24. Nov. 263
  25. Nov. 275
  26. Nov. 285

SWPC's 27-day outlook, the largest Kp it expects each day (UT), issued Nov. 2; it comes out Mondays. Kp 5 or more, a geomagnetic storm, gets a gray top; Kp 7 or more is outlined in red.

Moon

Computed here

The moon, 30% lit, rises at 1:54 a.m.

Waning crescent, 30% lit

Next moonset 2:25 p.m. today; next moonrise 1:54 a.m. Wednesday.

Next full moon Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 8:53 a.m.: the Beaver Moon. A supermoon: it is 97% of the way from its orbit's farthest point to its nearest, and NASA's definition takes 90% or more.

March 2027

The moon each day of March 2027, at noon
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031
  • New moon March 8, 3:29 a.m.
  • First quarter March 15, 11:25 a.m.
  • Full moon March 22, 5:44 a.m.
  • Last quarter March 29, 7:54 p.m.

Meteor showers

International Meteor Organization

The Leonids peak next, Tuesday night, Nov. 17-18.

Leonids: Tuesday night, Nov. 17-18

  • The moon, 53% lit, is up 6 of the 11 dark hours; moonlight will cut how many meteors you see.
  • The Radiant The point in the sky that a shower's meteors seem to come from. International Meteor Organization glossary rises at 11:04 p.m. and is highest, 68° up, at 6:34 a.m.
  • Best hours: 2 to 5:32 a.m.
  • The cloud forecast for these hours shows up here 7 days before the night.

The ZHR The number of a shower's meteors one observer would see in an hour with the radiant overhead and stars to magnitude 6.5 visible. International Meteor Organization glossary is a best case; real counts here will be lower.

  1. Leonids Peak Tuesday night, Nov. 17-18Active Nov. 6 to Nov. 30; up to 15 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 152°, declination +22°
  2. Geminids Peak Sunday night, Dec. 13-14Active Dec. 4 to Dec. 20; up to 150 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 112°, declination +33°
  3. Ursids Peak Tuesday night, Dec. 22-23Active Dec. 17 to Dec. 26; up to 10 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 217°, declination +76°
  4. Quadrantids Peak Sunday night, Jan. 3-4Active Dec. 28 to Jan. 12; up to 80+ an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 230°, declination +49°
  5. April Lyrids Peak Thursday night, April 22-23Active April 14 to April 30; up to 18 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 271°, declination +34°
  6. Eta Aquariids Peak Wednesday night, May 5-6Active April 19 to May 28; up to 50 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 338°, declination −1°
  7. Southern Delta Aquariids Peak Saturday night, July 31-Aug. 1Active July 12 to Aug. 23; up to 25 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 340°, declination −16°
  8. Perseids Peak Thursday night, Aug. 12-13Active July 17 to Aug. 24; up to 110+ an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 48°, declination +58°
  9. Orionids Peak Thursday night, Oct. 21-22Active Oct. 2 to Nov. 7; up to 20 an hour at best (ZHR); radiant right ascension 95°, declination +16°

From 2026 Meteor Shower Calendar, International Meteor Organization, edited by Jürgen Rendtel (IMO INFO(3-25), Table 5, details correct as of June 2025); 2027 Meteor Shower Calendar, International Meteor Organization, edited by Jürgen Rendtel (IMO INFO(3-26), Table 5, details correct as of June 2026).

Milky Way core

Out of season: the core is next 10° up for 30 minutes of full dark on Tuesday night, March 9-10, 2027, 4:28 to 4:58 a.m.

Its next season here: March 9 to Sept. 20, 2027.

Computed here with PyEphem.

Eclipses

The next eclipse seen from Faribault: a Penumbral eclipse The moon passes only through Earth's penumbra, the faint outer part of its shadow, and dims so slightly it can be hard to notice. NASA Science, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027.

Penumbral lunar eclipse: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027

  • Penumbral 3:12 to 7:13 p.m.; greatest 5:13 p.m.
  • The moon rises at 5:49 p.m., during the penumbral phase.
  • At greatest, 93% of the moon's width is in the penumbra.
  • The cloud forecast for these hours shows up here 7 days before.

Penumbral lunar eclipse: Monday night, Aug. 16-17, 2027

  • Penumbral 12:24 to 4:03 a.m.; greatest 2:14 a.m.
  • The moon is up for all of it.
  • At greatest, 55% of the moon's width is in the penumbra.
  • The cloud forecast for these hours shows up here 7 days before.

Partial lunar eclipse: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2028

  • Partial 9:45 to 10:41 p.m.; greatest 10:13 p.m.
  • The moon is up for all of it.
  • At greatest, 7% of the moon's width is in Earth's dark inner shadow.
  • The cloud forecast for these hours shows up here 7 days before.

Later, through 2030: Partial solar eclipse: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2028; Partial solar eclipse: Sunday, Jan. 14, 2029; Total lunar eclipse: Monday night, June 25-26, 2029; Total lunar eclipse: Thursday, Dec. 20, 2029; Penumbral lunar eclipse: Monday, Dec. 9, 2030.

Every eclipse seen from Faribault through 2030, from NASA's lunar and solar catalogs. Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC. Local times and what's above the horizon are computed here.

The aurora log

Kp record updated Nov. 2, 6:23 a.m.

Kp since 1932: GFZ Potsdam

Kp 7 or more on 387 nights since 1932; 35 of them since 1993 were clear here.

KFBL's reports settle 73 of the 85 nights since 1993; the rest have an hour with no report. The last clear Kp 7 night here was July 3-4, 2026 (Kp 7).

The log lists Kp and what the airport reported for the sky. It never says anyone saw an aurora.

The 10 newest nights, 2024 to 2026

NightHighest Kp, dark hoursKFBL sky then
July 3-4, 20267clear
March 20-21, 20267clear
Jan. 20-21, 20267.33cloud reported
Jan. 19-20, 20267.67no full record
Nov. 12-13, 20257.33clear
Nov. 11-12, 20258.67clear
Sept. 29-30, 20257cloud reported
June 2-3, 20257clear
May 31-June 1, 20257.67clear
Oct. 10-11, 20248.33clear
All 387 nights since 1932
NightHighest Kp, dark hoursKFBL sky then
July 3-4, 20267clear
March 20-21, 20267clear
Jan. 20-21, 20267.33cloud reported
Jan. 19-20, 20267.67no full record
Nov. 12-13, 20257.33clear
Nov. 11-12, 20258.67clear
Sept. 29-30, 20257cloud reported
June 2-3, 20257clear
May 31-June 1, 20257.67clear
Oct. 10-11, 20248.33clear
Oct. 7-8, 20247clear
Sept. 16-17, 20247.33clear
Aug. 11-12, 20247cloud reported
May 11-12, 20247clear
May 10-11, 20248.33cloud reported
April 23-24, 20238cloud reported
March 23-24, 20238clear
Nov. 3-4, 20217.67clear
Aug. 25-26, 20187.33cloud reported
Sept. 7-8, 20178cloud reported
May 27-28, 20177cloud reported
Sept. 19-20, 20157clear
Sept. 10-11, 20157cloud reported
June 22-23, 20157.67clear
Oct. 1-2, 20137.67clear
May 31-June 1, 20137cloud reported
March 8-9, 20128clear
Oct. 24-25, 20117.33clear
April 4-5, 20107.67clear
Dec. 14-15, 20068.33cloud reported
April 13-14, 20067no full record
Sept. 11-12, 20057no full record
Sept. 10-11, 20057.67no full record
Aug. 23-24, 20058.67no full record
June 22-23, 20057clear
May 14-15, 20058.33cloud reported
April 4-5, 20057clear
Jan. 17-18, 20057.67clear
Jan. 7-8, 20057cloud reported
Nov. 9-10, 20048.67cloud reported
Nov. 7-8, 20048.67cloud reported
July 26-27, 20047.67no full record
July 24-25, 20047.33no full record
Jan. 21-22, 20047no full record
Nov. 3-4, 20037cloud reported
Oct. 30-31, 20038.33cloud reported
Oct. 29-30, 20038.67cloud reported
Oct. 28-29, 20039cloud reported
Aug. 17-18, 20037clear
Oct. 3-4, 20027.33cloud reported
Oct. 1-2, 20027.33cloud reported
Sept. 7-8, 20027.33clear
April 19-20, 20027.33cloud reported
April 17-18, 20027clear
Nov. 23-24, 20018.33cloud reported
Nov. 5-6, 20018.67clear
Oct. 21-22, 20017clear
Oct. 2-3, 20017cloud reported
April 17-18, 20017.33clear
April 12-13, 20017.33clear
April 11-12, 20017.33cloud reported
March 30-31, 20018.67cloud reported
Oct. 4-5, 20007.67cloud reported
Sept. 17-18, 20007.67clear
Aug. 11-12, 20007.67clear
May 23-24, 20007.67cloud reported
April 6-7, 20008.67cloud reported
Oct. 21-22, 19998clear
April 16-17, 19997.33cloud reported
Nov. 7-8, 19987.67cloud reported
Sept. 24-25, 19988.33cloud reported
Aug. 26-27, 19988clear
Aug. 5-6, 19987.33no full record
May 3-4, 19988.67clear
Nov. 22-23, 19977.33cloud reported
Nov. 6-7, 19977cloud reported
Oct. 22-23, 19967.33cloud reported
Oct. 2-3, 19947cloud reported
April 16-17, 19948.33clear
April 3-4, 19947no full record
Feb. 21-22, 19947.67no full record
Feb. 20-21, 19947.33no full record
Sept. 12-13, 19937.67cloud reported
April 4-5, 19937.33clear
March 23-24, 19937.33cloud reported
Sept. 16-17, 19927.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 8-9, 19927.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 22-23, 19928before KFBL's record
May 9-10, 19928before KFBL's record
Feb. 20-21, 19927.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 8-9, 19927before KFBL's record
Feb. 2-3, 19927.67before KFBL's record
Nov. 8-9, 19918.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 1-2, 19917before KFBL's record
Oct. 28-29, 19918.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 21-22, 19917before KFBL's record
Aug. 19-20, 19917.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 18-19, 19917.67before KFBL's record
July 8-9, 19918before KFBL's record
June 10-11, 19917.33before KFBL's record
June 9-10, 19917.33before KFBL's record
June 4-5, 19918before KFBL's record
May 31-June 1, 19917before KFBL's record
March 25-26, 19917.33before KFBL's record
March 24-25, 19918.67before KFBL's record
March 23-24, 19918.67before KFBL's record
July 28-29, 19907before KFBL's record
April 11-12, 19907.67before KFBL's record
April 9-10, 19907.67before KFBL's record
March 29-30, 19908before KFBL's record
March 20-21, 19907.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 17-18, 19897before KFBL's record
Nov. 16-17, 19897before KFBL's record
Oct. 20-21, 19898.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 18-19, 19898before KFBL's record
Aug. 28-29, 19897.33before KFBL's record
March 13-14, 19899before KFBL's record
March 12-13, 19898.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 9-10, 19887.67before KFBL's record
May 5-6, 19887.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 21-22, 19887.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 14-15, 19887.33before KFBL's record
July 28-29, 19877before KFBL's record
Sept. 11-12, 19868.67before KFBL's record
Feb. 8-9, 19868.67before KFBL's record
Feb. 7-8, 19867.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 29-30, 19857.33before KFBL's record
April 27-28, 19857before KFBL's record
April 20-21, 19858.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 27-28, 19857before KFBL's record
Nov. 15-16, 19848before KFBL's record
Sept. 4-5, 19847before KFBL's record
July 31-Aug. 1, 19847before KFBL's record
July 12-13, 19847before KFBL's record
April 8-9, 19847.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 7-8, 19837.67before KFBL's record
June 12-13, 19837.67before KFBL's record
March 1-2, 19837before KFBL's record
Feb. 4-5, 19838before KFBL's record
Jan. 9-10, 19838.33before KFBL's record
Dec. 16-17, 19827.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19828.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 6-7, 19827before KFBL's record
Sept. 5-6, 19828.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 6-7, 19827.67before KFBL's record
July 13-14, 19827.67before KFBL's record
March 1-2, 19828before KFBL's record
Feb. 1-2, 19827before KFBL's record
Oct. 13-14, 19818before KFBL's record
May 17-18, 19817before KFBL's record
May 14-15, 19817before KFBL's record
April 12-13, 19818.33before KFBL's record
April 11-12, 19817before KFBL's record
Sept. 17-18, 19797before KFBL's record
April 24-25, 19798before KFBL's record
Sept. 28-29, 19788before KFBL's record
Aug. 27-28, 19788.33before KFBL's record
July 4-5, 19787before KFBL's record
May 8-9, 19787.67before KFBL's record
May 3-4, 19787.67before KFBL's record
May 1-2, 19787.33before KFBL's record
April 10-11, 19787.67before KFBL's record
Feb. 14-15, 19787.33before KFBL's record
Oct. 27-28, 19777.33before KFBL's record
May 2-3, 19767.67before KFBL's record
March 31-April 1, 19768.33before KFBL's record
March 25-26, 19768before KFBL's record
Jan. 10-11, 19767.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 6-7, 19757.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 12-13, 19747before KFBL's record
Sept. 15-16, 19748before KFBL's record
July 5-6, 19748.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 2-3, 19737.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 22-23, 19737before KFBL's record
May 20-21, 19737before KFBL's record
April 13-14, 19737.67before KFBL's record
April 1-2, 19737before KFBL's record
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 19728before KFBL's record
Sept. 13-14, 19728before KFBL's record
Aug. 8-9, 19728.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 5-6, 19727before KFBL's record
Aug. 4-5, 19728.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 3-4, 19728.33before KFBL's record
June 17-18, 19727.33before KFBL's record
Dec. 13-14, 19708.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 16-17, 19708.67before KFBL's record
July 24-25, 19707.67before KFBL's record
April 21-22, 19707before KFBL's record
Sept. 29-30, 19698before KFBL's record
Sept. 27-28, 19697before KFBL's record
April 27-28, 19697.33before KFBL's record
March 23-24, 19698before KFBL's record
Nov. 1-2, 19687.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 30-31, 19687.33before KFBL's record
June 10-11, 19688before KFBL's record
Sept. 20-21, 19677.33before KFBL's record
May 25-26, 19678.67before KFBL's record
May 2-3, 19677before KFBL's record
Feb. 15-16, 19678before KFBL's record
Jan. 13-14, 19677.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 3-4, 19668.67before KFBL's record
March 13-14, 19667.33before KFBL's record
April 17-18, 19657.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19647.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 29-30, 19637.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 23-24, 19637.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 24-25, 19637.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 22-23, 19638.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19638.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 13-14, 19637before KFBL's record
Sept. 11-12, 19627.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 19618.67before KFBL's record
July 26-27, 19618.33before KFBL's record
April 14-15, 19617.67before KFBL's record
March 9-10, 19617before KFBL's record
Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 19608before KFBL's record
Nov. 15-16, 19608.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 13-14, 19607.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 12-13, 19609before KFBL's record
Oct. 6-7, 19609before KFBL's record
Oct. 5-6, 19608before KFBL's record
Sept. 4-5, 19607.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 29-30, 19607before KFBL's record
Aug. 16-17, 19607.67before KFBL's record
April 27-28, 19607before KFBL's record
April 2-3, 19607.33before KFBL's record
April 1-2, 19607before KFBL's record
March 31-April 1, 19608.67before KFBL's record
March 30-31, 19607.67before KFBL's record
Nov. 27-28, 19598before KFBL's record
Oct. 3-4, 19597before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19597before KFBL's record
Sept. 20-21, 19597before KFBL's record
Sept. 3-4, 19597.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 16-17, 19598.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 15-16, 19597.33before KFBL's record
July 17-18, 19598before KFBL's record
July 14-15, 19598before KFBL's record
April 9-10, 19597.67before KFBL's record
March 26-27, 19598.33before KFBL's record
Dec. 17-18, 19587before KFBL's record
Dec. 4-5, 19587before KFBL's record
Sept. 4-5, 19588before KFBL's record
Aug. 23-24, 19587.67before KFBL's record
July 7-8, 19587.33before KFBL's record
June 28-29, 19588before KFBL's record
June 6-7, 19587before KFBL's record
March 11-12, 19587before KFBL's record
Feb. 10-11, 19589before KFBL's record
Nov. 6-7, 19577before KFBL's record
Sept. 22-23, 19578.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 20-21, 19577.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 12-13, 19578.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 4-5, 19578.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 2-3, 19577.33before KFBL's record
July 4-5, 19577.33before KFBL's record
June 30-July 1, 19577.33before KFBL's record
March 27-28, 19577before KFBL's record
March 1-2, 19578.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 23-24, 19577before KFBL's record
Jan. 21-22, 19578.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 14-15, 19567.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 1-2, 19568before KFBL's record
Aug. 23-24, 19567before KFBL's record
May 24-25, 19567before KFBL's record
May 15-16, 19567.67before KFBL's record
April 27-28, 19567before KFBL's record
April 26-27, 19568.67before KFBL's record
April 21-22, 19567.33before KFBL's record
March 21-22, 19567before KFBL's record
March 2-3, 19567.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 24-25, 19568.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 17-18, 19557.67before KFBL's record
April 11-12, 19547.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 3-4, 19537.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 29-30, 19527.33before KFBL's record
June 29-30, 19528before KFBL's record
April 1-2, 19527before KFBL's record
March 30-31, 19527.67before KFBL's record
March 22-23, 19527before KFBL's record
March 5-6, 19528before KFBL's record
Feb. 23-24, 19527before KFBL's record
Dec. 27-28, 19517before KFBL's record
Sept. 25-26, 19518.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19517before KFBL's record
Sept. 20-21, 19517before KFBL's record
Sept. 19-20, 19517.33before KFBL's record
July 1-2, 19517.67before KFBL's record
April 17-18, 19517before KFBL's record
Feb. 27-28, 19517before KFBL's record
Feb. 26-27, 19517before KFBL's record
Oct. 27-28, 19507before KFBL's record
Aug. 19-20, 19508before KFBL's record
Aug. 7-8, 19507.67before KFBL's record
March 18-19, 19507.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 23-24, 19507before KFBL's record
Feb. 20-21, 19507.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 15-16, 19497before KFBL's record
Oct. 14-15, 19498before KFBL's record
Aug. 2-3, 19497before KFBL's record
May 12-13, 19497.33before KFBL's record
May 11-12, 19497.33before KFBL's record
April 7-8, 19497before KFBL's record
March 22-23, 19497before KFBL's record
March 21-22, 19497.67before KFBL's record
Jan. 25-26, 19498.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 24-25, 19498.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 18-19, 19487.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 17-18, 19488.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 9-10, 19487before KFBL's record
Aug. 7-8, 19487.67before KFBL's record
April 21-22, 19487before KFBL's record
March 14-15, 19488.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 24-25, 19477.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 2-3, 19477.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 22-23, 19477before KFBL's record
Aug. 21-22, 19478.33before KFBL's record
June 13-14, 19477before KFBL's record
May 23-24, 19477.67before KFBL's record
March 14-15, 19477.33before KFBL's record
March 3-4, 19477.33before KFBL's record
March 2-3, 19477before KFBL's record
Sept. 22-23, 19468before KFBL's record
Sept. 21-22, 19468.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 17-18, 19467.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 30-31, 19467.67before KFBL's record
July 26-27, 19469before KFBL's record
April 23-24, 19468.33before KFBL's record
March 27-28, 19468.67before KFBL's record
March 24-25, 19467.67before KFBL's record
March 23-24, 19468before KFBL's record
Feb. 7-8, 19468.67before KFBL's record
Feb. 6-7, 19468.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 2-3, 19467before KFBL's record
March 31-April 1, 19457before KFBL's record
March 27-28, 19457.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 28-29, 19457before KFBL's record
April 1-2, 19448.33before KFBL's record
March 26-27, 19447.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 29-30, 19437before KFBL's record
Aug. 30-31, 19438.33before KFBL's record
Oct. 28-29, 19427.33before KFBL's record
March 1-2, 19427.33before KFBL's record
Feb. 28-March 1, 19428before KFBL's record
Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 19417.67before KFBL's record
Sept. 18-19, 19419before KFBL's record
Sept. 17-18, 19418.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 3-4, 19417before KFBL's record
July 4-5, 19418.67before KFBL's record
March 30-31, 19417.67before KFBL's record
March 13-14, 19417before KFBL's record
Feb. 28-March 1, 19418before KFBL's record
June 24-25, 19407before KFBL's record
May 23-24, 19407before KFBL's record
April 24-25, 19408before KFBL's record
April 2-3, 19408before KFBL's record
March 30-31, 19408.33before KFBL's record
March 29-30, 19408.67before KFBL's record
March 25-26, 19407.33before KFBL's record
March 24-25, 19408.67before KFBL's record
Oct. 14-15, 19398before KFBL's record
Oct. 3-4, 19397.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 22-23, 19397.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 21-22, 19397.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 11-12, 19397.67before KFBL's record
April 24-25, 19397.33before KFBL's record
April 22-23, 19397.67before KFBL's record
April 16-17, 19398before KFBL's record
Feb. 24-25, 19397.33before KFBL's record
Oct. 7-8, 19387before KFBL's record
Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 19387.33before KFBL's record
Sept. 27-28, 19387.67before KFBL's record
April 15-16, 19389before KFBL's record
April 13-14, 19387before KFBL's record
Jan. 25-26, 19388.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 21-22, 19388.33before KFBL's record
Jan. 16-17, 19388.33before KFBL's record
Oct. 3-4, 19377.67before KFBL's record
Aug. 21-22, 19378before KFBL's record
May 4-5, 19377before KFBL's record
April 27-28, 19378before KFBL's record
April 24-25, 19377before KFBL's record
March 30-31, 19377.33before KFBL's record
Nov. 28-29, 19367before KFBL's record
June 18-19, 19367.33before KFBL's record
Aug. 27-28, 19327before KFBL's record
May 29-30, 19328before KFBL's record

The aurora log: a night counts when a 3-hour Kp of 7 or more (GFZ Potsdam's record, since 1932) falls in its fully dark hours. Since 1993 it is clear here when every report from the Faribault airport (KFBL) in those hours lists only clear skies or a few clouds, with a report in each full clock hour of them; any scattered, broken or overcast layer makes it "cloud reported", and a full hour with no report "no full record". The airport's sensor reports the clouds it can measure, so high thin cloud may not show.

Kp: GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Geomagnetic Observatory Niemegk, through Nov. 1, 2026, CC BY 4.0. Matzka, J., Stolle, C., Yamazaki, Y., Bronkalla, O. and Morschhauser, A., 2021: The geomagnetic Kp index and derived indices of geomagnetic activity, Space Weather, doi:10.1029/2020SW002641; data: doi:10.5880/Kp.0001. The newest values are GFZ's nowcasts and can change. KFBL's sky reports: the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.