Aurora App
*You'll need to "wake up" the app.
About
What this dashboard does:
- Monitors geomagnetic activity (Kp index) from NOAA SWPC.
- Fetches current and forecasted weather data from Open-Meteo and OpenWeatherMap.
- Integrates darkness calculations from the Sunrise–Sunset API.
- Displays live webcams from aurora hotspots worldwide.
- Shows the official NOAA 30-minute Aurora Forecast (with animation).
- Combines multiple factors into a simple Chance Score for aurora viewing.
APIs & Data Sources
The following APIs and data sources are utilized in the Aurora Monitor dashboard:
- NOAA SWPC — Kp index & Aurora Forecast
- Open-Meteo — Weather forecast & geocoding
- OpenWeatherMap — Current weather
- Sunrise–Sunset — Darkness / day-night cycle
- Aurora Webcams — External webcam streams