Myvatn Northern Lights Forecast
Enjoy a relaxing visit to myvatn nature bath.
Myvatn northern lights forecast. Lake myvatn in iceland s far northeast is truly one of nature s wonders and one of the best areas in iceland to view the aurora borealis also known as the northern lights. The scientific name for the northern lights aurora borealis is latin and means dawn in the north. See live northern lights forecast automatically updated. Noaa s oval variation assessment tracking intensity and online nowcasting ovation map can also help you to observe the activity of the aurora in real time.
Move the slider below the cloud cover map or click directly on a day or time. There are few better places to see the northern lights in winter time than at sel hotel mývatn. Come with us on a hunt for the northern lights and enjoy the magnificent display of the aurora borealis. Green areas are cloudy and white areas clear skies.
We serve the companies surrounding the lake and produce events all year around. Visit myvatn about us. Located in the heart of north east iceland about 105 kilometres 65 miles south of the arctic circle lake mývatn and its surroundings are one of europe s greatest natural treasures. The forecast of auroral activity at midnight scale 0 to 9 is shown in the upper right box.
The dark skies far away from light pollution make a perfect canvas. The northern lights are a natural phenomenon beyond our control. A 6 days self drive idea including hofsos myvatn and northern lights hunt close to the arctic circle this idea is for people wanting to combine bathing in myvatn nature baths in north iceland and do some self driving close to the arctic circle including the well known hofsos swimmingpool. This is a northern lights tour from the capital of the northern lights lake myvatn.
Check the conditions before you go to see the northern lights on your tour of iceland. Mystical myvatn northern lights. The map of iceland shows forecast of cloud cover. Galileo galilei the italian scientist is credited with the first use of the name in 1622.
It shows 30 minutes aurora forecast for northern and southern hemispheres. View map read more. To witness the northern lights you will need four things to be in order. You need to be relatively close to the north pole you will need a dark night and you will need relatively clear skies clouds don t necessarily mean no sightings.
Noaa s current aurora borealis forecast for the northern hemisphere.