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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Jul 05 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 05 Jul 2016 until 07 Jul 2016
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
05 Jul 2016080004
06 Jul 2016085004
07 Jul 2016090008

Bulletin

Solar activity is still at very low levels. Filaments at the northwest quadrant show some instability, but have not eruption yet. No Earth directed CME was observed.

The magnetic field magnitude is at nominal levels, while solar wind speed has gradually declined from 400 to 360 km/s. Geomagnetic conditions are quiet (K<3), which is expected to continue for the next 48 hours.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 011, based on 15 stations.

Solar indices for 04 Jul 2016

Wolf number Catania024
10cm solar flux074
AK Chambon La Forêt011
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap007
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 33 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (638.5 km/sec.)
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5.27nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C9.93

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