Inverness, Scotland

The night sky
has a new guide

AI that watches the aurora, reads the weather, and scores every dark sky location in the Highlands. So you never miss the show.

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Aurora Probability 78%
Cloud Cover 12%
Bortle Score 2
Visibility Excellent

What NorthLight does

An autonomous system that never sleeps, monitoring the Highland skies so tourists and locals always know when to look up.

Real-Time Aurora Scoring

AI processes solar wind data, geomagnetic activity, and local weather to generate an aurora probability score for every location in the Highlands. Updated every 15 minutes. Alerts go out when conditions peak.

Tonight's Forecast
Kp 5.2
Loch Ness viewpoint shows 78% aurora probability with clear skies until 02:00. Best window: 22:30 - 01:15 GMT.

Weather-Scored Dark Sky Map

Every stargazing location ranked by cloud cover, light pollution, moon phase, and driving distance. Updated hourly so you always head to the right spot.

Autonomous Alerts

Subscribe once. NorthLight monitors conditions 24/7 and sends you a notification only when it's worth going outside. No noise, no false alarms.

Event Calendar

Meteor showers, ISS passes, planetary alignments, and rare events. All filtered through Highland weather conditions so you know which events are actually visible.

Guide Connections

Book local stargazing guides and astronomy experiences. NorthLight matches conditions to availability so tours only happen on the best nights.


Built for the darkest skies
in Western Europe

The Scottish Highlands sit under some of the least light-polluted skies on the continent. NorthLight exists to make sure nobody misses what's happening above them.

Check Tonight's Forecast