Kiruna stargazing forecast — Saturday, August 15

Norrbotten, Sweden · Bortle 1 · 67.850, 20.220 · Snapshot generated Sat, 15 Aug 2026 02:05:09 GMT

No-go (High confidence)

Overcast: mean cloud 92%, minimum 73%. Sit this one out.

Best observing window tonight

No clear window of 2+ hours during tonight's astronomical night.

Astronomical night: Sat 11:26 p.m. → Sun 6:05 a.m.
Moon: Waxing crescent · 7% illuminated
Mean cloud (during night): 92% (min 73%)

Site

Kiruna is Sweden's northernmost city and the base for the Esrange Space Center. Flat tundra 20 minutes outside town puts observers under the auroral oval with logistics support of a real city.

Drive from Toronto: ≈ 20 min drive from Kiruna airport to the town; aurora tours run to the surrounding tundra.

Best time of year: September to late March. Polar night runs December to early January.

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Citations & data sources

Open-Meteo Forecast API (cloud, humidity, wind, visibility)
Open-Meteo astronomical data (sunrise, sunset, moon)
Bortle scale reference for site darkness
Editorial guide for Kiruna: /sites/kiruna.txt
Structured site data: /sites/kiruna.json
Live MCP server (AI agents): https://koohxdehsweadgdegrly.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp

This is a build-time snapshot — the live forecast at https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=kiruna updates continuously.