Viewing archive of Saturday, 26 December 2015

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2015 Dec 26 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 26 Dec 2015 until 28 Dec 2015
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
26 Dec 2015124007
27 Dec 2015124007
28 Dec 2015124007

Bulletin

Flaring activity in the past 24 hours reached only the B-class level. The most dynamic active region on the disk is NOAA AR 2473 (beta- gamma, Catania nr 5). As this active region is increasing in shear and complexity, we expect a return to C-class flaring with 40% chance for an M-class flare. A smaller chance for C-class flaring is also possible from AR 2472 (beta, Catania nr 4). The Earth is currently inside a solar wind flow with an intermediate speed (around 550 km/s). The interplanetary magnetic field magnitude is average(5-6 nT). These conditions are expected to persist in the coming 48 hours, geomagnetic activity is expected to remain below Kp=4.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 057, based on 16 stations.

Solar indices for 25 Dec 2015

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux126
AK Chambon La Forêt///
AK Wingst008
Estimated Ap008
Estimated international sunspot number080 - Based on 13 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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