Viewing archive of Monday, 28 October 2019

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2019 Oct 28 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 28 Oct 2019 until 30 Oct 2019
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Active conditions expected (A>=20 or K=4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
28 Oct 2019070012
29 Oct 2019071010
30 Oct 2019072014

Bulletin

No active regions visible on the disk. Solar activity has been very low, no flares in the past 24 h. A small bright region is rotating into view (not classified as active region yet), there are slight chances that this will increase solar activity. The situation is not expected to change otherwise.

No Earth directed CMEs in past 24 h. Solar protons have remained at background levels over the past 24 hours.

The solar wind speed is at 490 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field magnitude of 4 nT. Geomagnetic conditions were dominated by a high speed stream from a coronal hole, reaching K = 5 locally at Dourbes (from 20:00 UT to 22:00 UT on October 27) and Kp = 3. The Earth is now leaving the influence of this coronal hole related solar wind. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected for the next 24 h. Late on October 29 or on October 30, the arrival of the CME from October 25 and a high speed stream from a negative polarity coronal hole may cause an increase in geomagnetic conditions (most likely not greater than K = 4).

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 21 stations.

Solar indices for 27 Oct 2019

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux069
AK Chambon La Forêt021
AK Wingst020
Estimated Ap021
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 25 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 (519.7 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (11.48nT), the direction is moderately South (-11.26nT).
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