Sky · Snow · Aurora — live from Hetta

Weather, Aurora & Daylight

Real-time conditions for Hetta, Enontekiö — at 68°N, deep inside the auroral oval. The Finnish word for the northern lights, revontulet, means “fox’s fires”: legend says a fox sweeps its tail through the snow and sends sparks into the sky. Here’s what the sky is doing right now.

Aurora forecast — tonight over Hetta

Reading the sky…

Fetching live solar-weather data from NOAA.

Kp index –

Planetary geomagnetic activity (0–9). Kp 3+ lights up Hetta’s sky.

Aurora overhead – NOAA OVATION model probability directly above Hetta.

Cloud cover – Clear skies are half the battle — you need both darkness and a gap in the cloud.

Solar wind — the engine behind the lights

Bz component –nT Magnetic field direction (south = good).

Wind speed –km/s Speed of the solar wind from the DSCOVR satellite.

Density –p/cm³ Particle density in the solar wind stream.

Right now on the farm

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What to wear: Layer up — we loan you Arctic overalls and boots on every safari.

Next 5 days

Live webcams near Hetta

Roadside cameras from Fintraffic on the fells around Hetta and Enontekiö — refreshed every few minutes. In deep winter you’ll see the snow pile up; on a clear dark night, sometimes the glow itself.

Live roadside view: the open fell road that leads into Hetta — **Hetta road — Leppäjärvi**Road kt93, 28 km north

Live roadside view: looking down the valley towards the village — **Towards Enontekiö**Road kt93, 28 km

Live roadside view: the southern approach across the tundra — **Raattama — Peltovuoma**Road 957, 30 km

Live roadside view: the Muonio river on the Swedish border road — **Palojoensuu river**Road 21, 35 km

Cloud & weather map

Live cloud, temperature and wind across Lapland — toggle the overlay to find the clear-sky windows for aurora hunting.

The Arctic year — when to come

Hetta sits above the Arctic Circle, so daylight and aurora swing wildly through the year. Here’s the rhythm of our seasons at a glance.

Month	Daylight	Aurora	Best for
Sep	13 → 9 h	Season opens	First auroras after the midnight sun; autumn ruska colours, husky training on carts.
Oct	9 → 5 h	Excellent	Equinox aurora peak, first snow, autumn safaris and aurora hunts.
Nov	5 → 1 h	Very good	Snow settles, sled season begins, long dark skies.
Dec	Polar night	Good (cloud)	Kaamos — blue twilight, deep dark nights, full husky-sledding.
Jan	1 → 5 h	Very good	Coldest, clearest skies; classic aurora-by-dogsled month.
Feb	5 → 9 h	Excellent	Long sled days, bright snow, strong aurora odds.
Mar	9 → 13 h	Excellent	Equinox aurora peak with long days — the best all-round month.
Apr	13 → 17 h	Season closes	Spring snow, midnight light returning, last aurora chances early month.
May	17 → 22 h	Too bright	Snow melts; bikes and boats come out; nights no longer dark.
Jun	Midnight sun	None	24-hour daylight, summer husky-cart tours, hiking and paddling.
Jul	Midnight sun	None	Warmest month, midnight-sun adventures, puppy season.
Aug	22 → 13 h	Returns late month	Darkness creeps back; first faint auroras by month's end.

Live data: temperature, snow, wind, daylight and 5-day forecast from Open-Meteo; aurora & solar-wind from NOAA SWPC; webcams from Fintraffic. Updates automatically.

Clear skies and a strong Kp? Come and chase it.

Our guides watch this forecast every night through the season. When the lights are out, we head into the dark with the dogs — away from every streetlight.

Northern lights by dogsled All winter safaris