Viewing archive of Thursday, 6 July 2017

Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2017 Jul 06 1232 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 06 Jul 2017 until 08 Jul 2017
Solar flares

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

Geomagnetism

Minor storm expected (A>=30 or K=5)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
06 Jul 2017073007
07 Jul 2017075007
08 Jul 2017077019

Bulletin

Solar activity has been very low, no C-class flares in past 24 h. NOAA AR 2665 rotated into view, C-class flares are possible.

No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been detected. Solar protons have remained at background levels over the past 24 hours.

Solar wind speed is at 360 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field of 4 nT. A large equatorial coronal hole crossed central meridian yesterday, a high speed stream is expected in 48 h, producing up to minor storm conditions.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 015, based on 28 stations.

Solar indices for 05 Jul 2017

Wolf number Catania000
10cm solar flux073
AK Chambon La Forêt007
AK Wingst003
Estimated Ap002
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 25 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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