Northern Lights 2024 Alaska Map. Discover the best time to visit based on the aurora borealis forecast, plus the best destinations, cruises and tours. The aurora tracker correlates three individual streams of data in order to predict northern lights viewing opportunities for six locations in the fairbanks region.

When and where can you see the northern and southern lights also known as the aurora? The northern lights can be seen from most places in alaska at some point during the dark season between september and april, and there are many good viewing sites near.