Viewing archive of Saturday, 6 July 2013

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2013 Jul 06 1132 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 06 Jul 2013 until 08 Jul 2013
Solar flares

Active (M-class flares expected, probability >=50%)

Geomagnetism

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

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
06 Jul 2013142023
07 Jul 2013142007
08 Jul 2013142007

Bulletin

NOAA AR 1785 and 1787 seem to have reached their peak size but M-class flares remain likely in the next 24h. The z-component of the interplanetary magnetic field is at -10 nT since yesterday evening. No shock was seen in the solar wind speed, which remains slow at 350 km/s. Nevertheless active geomagnetic conditions can be expected in the coming hours.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 080, based on 14 stations.

Solar indices for 05 Jul 2013

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux141
AK Chambon La Forêt023
AK Wingst014
Estimated Ap012
Estimated international sunspot number070 - Based on 14 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

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