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Space Weather Conditions
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24-Hour Observed Maximums
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Latest Observed
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Current Space Weather Conditions
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R1 (Minor) Radio Blackout Impacts
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HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation of HF radio communication on sunlit side, occasional loss of radio contact.
Navigation: Low-frequency navigation signals degraded for brief intervals.
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Space Weather Summary

  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu

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G3 (Strong) Watches in Effect for 04-06 October with Two CMEs in Route
Another R3 (Strong) Flare Erupts from Region 3842 on 03 October 2024
R3 Event on 1 October, 2024
G3 (Strong) Watches in Effect for 04-06 October with Two CMEs in Route
Thursday, October 03, 2024 21:12 UTC

SWPC Forecasters have issued G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watches for 04-06 October due to a pair of coronal mass ejections that are anticipated t

Another R3 (Strong) Flare Erupts from Region 3842 on 03 October 2024
Thursday, October 03, 2024 13:10 UTC

Active Region 3842 produces another (R3 - Strong) solar flare, an X9.0 at 1218 UTC on October 3rd, 2024.

R3 (Strong) Flare Erupts from Region 3842 to Start October 2024
Wednesday, October 02, 2024 00:21 UTC

An X7.1 (R3 - Strong) solar flare erupted from NOAA/SWPC Active Region 3842 on October 1st, 2024.

Results of the First National Survey of User Needs for Space Weather
Tuesday, October 01, 2024 16:42 UTC

The space weather enterprise recently completed a comprehensive survey of the needs of users of space weather products.

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The Aurora

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GOES X-Ray Flux

GOES Proton Flux
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NOAA Scales Geomagnetic Storms
Kp < 5 Kp = 5 (G1) Kp = 6 (G2) Kp = 7 (G3) Kp = 8, 9- (G4) Kp = 9o (G5)