Coronal hole faces Earth
Friday, 6 November 2015 12:22 UTC
A southern extension of the northern polar coronal hole is now facing Earth. An enhanced solar wind stream should interact with Earth's magnetosphere during the first half of Monday, 9 November.
The coronal hole solar wind stream will likely arrive at Earth as the effects of the M3.7 solar flare coronal mass ejection which is expected to arrive late on Saturday, start to wane. The M3.7 coronal mass ejection is predicted to cause minor G1 geomagnetic storming conditions, and we can not exclude that also this coronal hole will also cause minor G1 geomagnetic storming conditions on Monday, when the stream arrives.
Image: A southern opening of the northern hemisphere coronal hole is now facing Earth as seen by SDO.
Thank you for reading this article! Did you have any trouble with the technical terms used in this article? Our help section is the place to be where you can find in-depth articles, a FAQ and a list with common abbreviations. Still puzzled? Just post on our forum where we will help you the best we can!
Latest news
Happy New Year! Celebrate with an M7.1 solar flare!
M8.1 solar flare with earth-directed CME
X1.9 solar flare, Coronal hole faces Earth
Latest forum messages
Support SpaceWeatherLive.com!
A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Solar activity or if there is a chance to see the aurora, but with more traffic comes higher costs to keep the servers online. If you like SpaceWeatherLive and want to support the project you can choose a subscription for an ad-free site or consider a donation. With your help we can keep SpaceWeatherLive online!
Space weather facts
| Last X-flare | 2025/12/08 | X1.1 |
| Last M-flare | 2025/12/31 | M7.11 |
| Last geomagnetic storm | 2026/01/02 | Kp5 (G1) |
| Spotless days | |
|---|---|
| Last spotless day | 2022/06/08 |
| Monthly mean Sunspot Number | |
|---|---|
| December 2025 | 124 +32.2 |
| January 2026 | 106.7 -17.3 |
| Last 30 days | 102.5 -7.3 |