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Solar wind (Speed, Density), Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) (Bt, Bz)

Solar wind

Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF)

Courtesy of NASA and the ACE Science Center (SWEPAM, MAG instruments teams) and/or NASA/NOAA DSCOVR (PlasMag instrument team)

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 18:59 UTC

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Vorkuta
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (19.71nT), the direction is North (16.25nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.31

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Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) Threshold Reached: 18:59 UTC

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