Viewing archive of Tuesday, 4 September 2018

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2018 Sep 04 1230 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 04 Sep 2018 until 06 Sep 2018
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
04 Sep 2018068005
05 Sep 2018068005
06 Sep 2018068012

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. No earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed in the available coronagraphic imagery. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal levels. A small negative polarity coronal hole is transiting the Central Meridian.

Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

Around 22:45UT on 3 September, solar wind speed started a gradual increase from about 330 km/s to its current values around 400 km/s (DSCOVR). Bz varied between -7 and +5 nT, with a negative 1-hour stretch near -6 nT centered on 04:10UT. The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field was variable, being in a mostly positive sector (away from the Sun) after 05UT.

Quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions were observed and are expected to continue. On 6 and 7 September, active conditions are possible with the arrival of the co-rotating interaction region (CIR) and wind stream from the negative polarity CH.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 000, based on 17 stations.

Solar indices for 03 Sep 2018

Wolf number Catania000
10cm solar flux068
AK Chambon La Forêt010
AK Wingst006
Estimated Ap004
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 31 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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