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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2021 Jan 22 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 22 Jan 2021 until 24 Jan 2021
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
22 Jan 2021078005
23 Jan 2021077006
24 Jan 2021076008

Bulletin

During last 24 hours number of B-class flares were reported, but there were no C-class flares or larger flares reported. We expect such a level of flaring activity to persist in the coming hours. An isolated C-class flares are possible but not very probable. The filament eruption in the south-west quadrant of the Sun was observed at about 10 UT today. The available coronagraph data do not show any possibly Earth directed CMEs. The proton flux levels remain at the background values.

The solar wind speed remains fluctuating between 300 and 350 km/s, and its present value is about 310 km/s. The interplanetary magnetic field magnitude is 3 nT. The geomagnetic conditions are presently quiet and we expect them to stay so in the coming hours.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 031, based on 18 stations.

Solar indices for 21 Jan 2021

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux078
AK Chambon La Forêt005
AK Wingst///
Estimated Ap002
Estimated international sunspot number024 - Based on 20 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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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 04:05 UTC

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

Gillam, MB, Yellowknife, NT
Fairbanks, AK

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

Edmonton, AB, Iqaluit, NU, Saskatoon, SK, Whitehorse, YT
Anchorage, AK, Juneau, AK
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (678.5 km/sec.)
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-57nT)

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