Aurora Hunter: Northern Lights

Forecast, Map & Alerts

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

New: live wind map, cloud radar, real-time community reports, better local weather, smarter alerts and more aurora tours. Free, no sign-up. Ready to chase the Northern Lights like a pro? Aurora Hunter is a free aurora forecast app built for first-time travelers, photographers and serious aurora hunters. Whether you are in Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Lapland, Alaska or Canada, Aurora Hunter gives you the tools to find clear skies, read space weather and plan the best night to see the aurora borealis. FIND CLEAR SKIES FASTER Clouds can ruin even the strongest aurora night. Aurora Hunter combines live cloud cover with wind models so you can see where the sky is opening right now and where clouds may move next. LIVE WIND MAP Use an interactive wind map powered by global weather models to understand local conditions before you leave. Plan smarter routes, avoid cloudy areas and improve your chances of seeing the Northern Lights. REALISTIC AURORA PROBABILITY Go beyond a simple KP index alert. Aurora Hunter combines geomagnetic activity, local weather, cloud cover and community reports to estimate realistic, location-based aurora visibility. FREE LOCAL WEATHER FORECASTS Check local weather for aurora destinations across Scandinavia and beyond, including temperature, cloud cover and forecast trends for each city. INSTANT AURORA ALERTS Get push notifications when aurora activity improves near your location. Community reports help make alerts more useful for people nearby. REAL-TIME COMMUNITY REPORTS Aurora hunters can report sightings from their location, while webcam viewers can vote on current visibility. Each report helps nearby users decide whether it is worth going out. LIVE WEBCAMS Cloudy where you are? Watch selected aurora webcams from some of the best Northern Lights locations around the world. AURORA OVAL MAP Track the auroral oval in real time and understand your position compared with current geomagnetic activity. LIVE SPACE WEATHER DATA Follow solar wind speed, density, Bz, KP index and other geomagnetic data. Learn the patterns and understand when conditions are becoming promising. AURORA HUNTING GUIDE Learn how the aurora works, where to see it, how to read forecasts and how to plan your trip. Built for beginners and useful for experienced hunters. LOCAL TOURS Find selected local guides, photographers and aurora experiences in top destinations. Book trusted tours directly from the app when available. Why Aurora Hunter? Because the Northern Lights do not wait. Aurora Hunter is dark, simple, free and designed for real nights outside: no login, no subscription, no unnecessary steps. Download Aurora Hunter. Look up.

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Our biggest update yet. LIVE WIND MAP A new interactive wind layer helps you understand cloud movement and local conditions before you go out. BETTER CLOUD RADAR Cloud cover is clearer and easier to read, with improved layouts for night hunting. MORE LOCAL WEATHER Each city now includes more useful local weather details to help you plan your aurora chase. REAL-TIME COMMUNITY REPORTS Report aurora sightings from your location and vote under webcams to help nearby hunters. MORE TOURS We added more local guides and aurora experiences in key destinations. IMPROVED NOTIFICATIONS Aurora alerts are smarter, more useful and better connected to real-time activity. FREE ACCESS Aurora Hunter is free and open to everyone, with no sign-up required. BUG FIXES AND PERFORMANCE Improved layouts, faster screens, better stability and many small fixes. Happy hunting!

Version 3.0.0

The developer, FRANCESCO LIVRAGHI, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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Information

Seller
  • FRANCESCO LIVRAGHI
Size
  • 80.3 MB
Category
  • Weather
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English and 10 more
  • English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish
Age Rating
4+
Copyright
  • © Francesco Livraghi
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