Auroras are being seen over Europe now, and expected to continue into the night over North America. Alaska has cloudy weather in many locations. If you don’t have clouds in your area tonight, look up! Kp 4, 5 is possible.
Clouds and rain continue to dominate the aurora forecast in both Fairbanks and Anchorage. The aurora is predicted the next 3 nights due to C-class solar flares (source: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center). Possible Kp 5, Thurs and Fri night.
From August 28 to September 2, 1859, numerous sunspots and solar flares were observed on the sun, resulting in what we refer to now as the Carrington Event. The stories about this solar storm are amazing. The lights must have been fantastic, reaching far south into Cuba and Jamaica. I wonder how much damage would…
It is almost 100% cloud cover in the Fairbanks region. Through the clouds, the aurora can be spotted. Your camera may pick up green looking clouds. Kp 2, 3. Clouds expected the next couple of days. Aurora reported in Whitehorse, Soldotna, Kenai, Fairbanks, Tok.
The northern lights have been putting on a show in Europe the past 12 hours, and the oval continues to our side of the world here in Alaska. The aurora has been reported in northern Minnesota so far. Most of Canada may be able to see the show tonight, as well as some northern states,…
