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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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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

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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GOES-U Satellite Successfully Launched!
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 13:41 UTC

GOES-U, which will be renamed GOES-19 once in orbit, successfully launched from Florida on June 25.

Request for Information on Space Weather Scales
Thursday, June 13, 2024 17:44 UTC

SWPC is seeking information from interested parties regarding a possible revision to the Space Weather Scales (SWS).

New Path for Space Weather Collaboration Among Federal Agencies
Tuesday, June 04, 2024 21:13 UTC

Space weather scientists at NOAA and experts across the government celebrated a new collaborative effort to improve space weather forecasts and services to mitigate impacts of space weather.

Space Weather Can Impact the Power Grid
Friday, May 24, 2024 18:35 UTC

Did you know that space weather can actually cause power outages? How is this possible?

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The Sun (EUV)

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Coronal Mass Ejections

LASCO C3 Coronagraph Image

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)