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Thursday, May 16, 2024 19:07:09

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Space Weather Conditions
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24-Hour Observed Maximums
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Latest Observed
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R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
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R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
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R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
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Current Space Weather Conditions
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R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
More about the NOAA Space Weather Scales

Space Weather Summary

  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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G2 Moderate Storm levels Reached. Aurora forecast plot.
POSTPONED
G2 Moderate Storm Levels Reached
Thursday, May 16, 2024 14:10 UTC

G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels were reached at 16/0834 UTC.

Network Outages Rescheduled for 20 and 21 May 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 22:19 UTC

The required Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) major network upgrade has been rescheduled for May 20 and 21, 2024.

Space Weather Impacts
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:33 UTC

Space weather is a two-sided coin: it creates beautiful auroras, but it can also jeopardize the technologies we rely on daily.

Why Does the Aurora Change Colors?
Monday, May 13, 2024 12:30 UTC

Red, Green, Blue? Why does the Aurora change colors?

Serving Essential Space Weather Communities

The Sun (EUV)

Solar Ultraviolet Image

Coronal Mass Ejections

LASCO C3 Coronagraph Image

The Aurora

Aurora ovation plot

GOES X-Ray Flux

GOES Proton Flux
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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)