If current conditions continue past 23:00 tonight, Auroras are likely visible above the city and towards the southern horizon. Ideal spots close to Reykjavík will be Grótta. No specific locations are needed but clear skies and away from street lighting and city lights are recommended. Hvalfjörður, Þingvellir, Reykjanes or Eyrarbakki all are excellent locations not too far from the city. Check thingvellir.is webcams, landhotel.is and livefromiceland.is webcams for actual cloud coverage. Cloud cover as it stands is mostly clear with some high cloud and isolated low clouds around wider Reykjavík.

Good luck!

Nordland, meløy, from our old home. Iso 3200, f1.8

From ur home. Meløy. Ios 3200 f1,8

In my early days of Aurora hunting I was out as often as I could around Reykjavík (I don't own a car) and on clear nights you can see amazing Northern Lights from anywhere in town if you're away from street lights. This substorm was huge and luckily I was there at the right time. The city in front is Seltjarnarnes. The ocean was super quiet that night and reflects the lights wonderfully.

Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
30-10-2021, 22:50
Sony A7III, Tamron 17-28mm, F2.8 10s ISO 400

Perhaps one of THE rarest phenomena but is it even possible? An aurora during a full solar eclipse?

Technically maybe. 

A total solar eclipse might get dark, but according to some experts only as dark as the first stage of twilight right after sunset, called civil twilight.

Is it possible to see an Aurora during civil twilight? Barely. We’d have to have an extremely active Aurora right over Iceland for that to happen at 5:48-49PM exactly. But our chances might even be better than we’d have thought.

NOAA has confirmed that a solar storm Is indeed on its way, and if it arrives on time as per the ENLIL and we get the following conditions, there MIGHT just be a chance (and of course, clear skies!).

A Kp5 Aurora with a sufficient substorm strength of 500+ nT could indeed become faintly visible right above our heads….

but the stars however literally need to align for this to happen, so start sending your prayers!

21-09-2023, Grótta Iceland, 4/5s at F1.4 ISO 1250

Two CME's impacted earth earlier today with medium to strong activity at the moment. IF conditions persist, and during strong substorm activity over the course of the evening, then Aurora's may be observed across:

Iceland: above Reykjavík and toward the southern horizon beginning from 23:30 to about 2:30 with darkest episode between 01:00 - 02:00. Southern Iceland will be slightly darker, Northern Iceland slightly lighter and less visible.

Northern UK and Mid-Scandinavia: Visible in Northern Scotland over the northern horizon from 23:30. Potential visibility, if strong, through a camera in Northern England (Northumberland region) from 23:00 onwards if Kp5+ persist.

Canada & Northern Contiguous US: Churchill Manitoba from 23:00 (11PM) above or toward southern horizon if current conditions continue. Northern US states from 21:30 (9:30PM) if conditions persist at Kp5 or higher. Fairbanks Alaska: similar latitude to Iceland, best chance between 00:00 - 2:00 if conditions remain high.

Good luck!