Viewing archive of Saturday, 5 October 2019

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2019 Oct 05 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 05 Oct 2019 until 07 Oct 2019
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
05 Oct 2019068008
06 Oct 2019068007
07 Oct 2019067004

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. The Sun was spotless. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed in available coronagraphic imagery. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values.

Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

Solar wind speed first reached a maximum wind speed near 430 km/s by 15:30UT, then started a gradual decrease ending the period near 380 km/s (ACE). The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was variable. Bz varied between -6 and +6 nT, with a quieter period between -3 and +2 nT from 18UT until 09UT. Geomagnetic activity was at quiet levels, with K Dourbes recording a few unsettled episodes.

Geomagnetic activity is expected to remain at quiet to unsettled levels.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 09 stations.

Solar indices for 04 Oct 2019

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux068
AK Chambon La Forêt011
AK Wingst010
Estimated Ap009
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 23 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

<< Go to daily overview page

Active geomagnetic conditions

Observed Kp: 4
Threshold reached: 20:39 UTC

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kuopio, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk
Kiruna, Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå

Latest news

Support SpaceWeatherLive.com!

A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Sun's activity or if there is aurora to be seen, but with more traffic comes higher server costs. Consider a donation if you enjoy SpaceWeatherLive so we can keep the website online!

Donate SpaceWeatherLive Pro
Support SpaceWeatherLive with our merchandise
Check out our merchandise

Latest alerts

20:45 UTC - Geomagnetic activity

Active geomagnetic conditions (Kp4) Threshold Reached: 20:39 UTC

alert


17:33 UTC - Hemispheric Power Index

The OVATION model predicts the Hemispheric Power Index to reach 51GW at 18:18 UTC


Sunday, 6 April 2025
02:00 UTC - Geomagnetic activity

Minor G1 geomagnetic storm (Kp5) Threshold Reached: 01:50 UTC

alert


Get instant alerts!

Space weather facts

Last X-flare2025/03/28X1.1
Last M-flare2025/04/05M1.0
Last geomagnetic storm2025/04/06Kp5 (G1)
Spotless days
Last spotless day2022/06/08
Monthly mean Sunspot Number
March 2025134.2 -20.4
April 2025148.7 +14.5
Last 30 days132.7 -9.9

This day in history*

Solar flares
12006M1.39
22002M1.38
31997C9.01
42002C8.7
52002C6.29
DstG
12000-292G4
21995-149G4
31977-95G3
41989-85G1
51960-76G1
*since 1994

Social networks