Viewing archive of Thursday, 6 October 2016

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2016 Oct 06 1231 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 06 Oct 2016 until 08 Oct 2016
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
06 Oct 2016099007
07 Oct 2016102007
08 Oct 2016104007

Bulletin

There are two active regions on the visible solar disc, both have beta magnetic field configuration. Solar activity has been very low, no C-class flare in past 24h, but they remain possible. Geomagnetic conditions were mostly quiet in the past 24 h. Solar wind speed is now at 450 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field intensities around 5 nT. Geomagnetic conditions are expected to be quiet to unsettled.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 057, based on 17 stations.

Solar indices for 05 Oct 2016

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux099
AK Chambon La Forêt014
AK Wingst012
Estimated Ap014
Estimated international sunspot number043 - Based on 27 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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