Viewing archive of Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2018 May 29 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 29 May 2018 until 31 May 2018
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
29 May 2018076004
30 May 2018075007
31 May 2018075010

Bulletin

Beta region NOAA AR 2712 produced a C2.7 flare at 17:10 UT on May 28. The chance for a C flare in the next 24 hours is estimated at 40%.

No Earth-directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) were observed in available coronagraphic imagery.

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels in the past 24 hours, and is expected to stay at nominal levels in the next 24 hours.

Solar wind speed near Earth as registered by DSCOVR varied between about 360 and 420 km/s in the past 24 hours. The Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) was predominantly directed away from the Sun and its magnitude varied between about 1 and 9 nT. Bz was never below -5 nT. A negative polarity equatorial coronal hole is currently at the central meridian. The high speed stream associated with this coronal hole may arrive near Earth late on May 31 or on June 1.

Quiet geomagnetic conditions (K Dourbes between 1 and 2; NOAA Kp between 1 and 2) were registered in the past 24 hours. Quiet to unsettled levels (K Dourbes < 4) are expected on March 29, 30 and 31, with a chance for active to minor storm intervals (K Dourbes between 4 and 5) late on May 31 due to the expected arrival of the solar wind stream associated with the equatorial coronal hole.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 024, based on 18 stations.

Solar indices for 28 May 2018

Wolf number Catania022
10cm solar flux077
AK Chambon La Forêt008
AK Wingst007
Estimated Ap005
Estimated international sunspot number020 - Based on 31 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
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Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 21:40 UTC

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

Rovaniemi
Luleå
The density of the solar wind is moderate (21.07 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.43nT), the direction is North (5.21nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts strong storm conditions right now (-131nT)

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