Space Weather Prediction Center

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

https://services.swpc.noaa.gov
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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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R1-R2 --
R3-R5 --
S1 or greater --
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R1-R2 --
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R3-R5 --
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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.
More about the NOAA Space Weather Scales
  • Solar Wind Speed: km/sec
  • Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt nT, Bz nT
  • Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: sfu
Moderate (G2) Geomagnetic Storms Likely on 11 Oct 2026
Friday, October 09, 2026 19:45 UTC
SWPC has issued a G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm Watch for 11 Oct 2026. The Watch covers the expected arrival of two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that left the Sun on 07 and 08 Oct. The 08 Oct CME i...
G2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm Watch for 09 Oct
Tuesday, October 06, 2026 16:40 UTC
G1 (Minor) to G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storms are likely on 09 Oct with the arrival of a CME that was associated with a M1.4 flare from Active Region 4549 on 06 Oct. A high chance for additional M-cl...
SWPCs New Solar Wind Display Officially Operational
Friday, August 21, 2026 16:25 UTC
What Changed?Now that the new solar wind display has completed its experimental review period, the experimental banner has been removed from the title and it has become the operational display for sol...
SOLAR-1 CCOR-2 Now Fully Operational and on Our Webpage
Thursday, July 23, 2026 17:47 UTC
Coronagraph imagery is now available from NOAA’s Space Weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness (SOLAR-1). The Compact Coronagraph 2 (CCOR-2) instrument was declared operational in June 2026, a...

The Sun (EUV)

Solar Ultraviolet Image 195 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image 94 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image 131 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image 171 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image 284 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image 304 Å (Angstrom)
Solar Ultraviolet Image Thematic Map

The Aurora

Aurora ovation plot
South Auroral Forecast Image

The Corona

CCOR-1 Coronagraph Image
CCOR-2 Coronagraph Image
LASCO C2 Coronagraph Image
LASCO C3 Coronagraph Image

GOES X-Ray Flux

GOES Proton Flux

Planetary K Index

 
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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)