For northern, interior, and south central Alaska, the space weather data is looking great for tonight, and the next couple nights. The problem is the clouds. If you find clear skies, there is a very high chance to see the lights. The forecast calls for Kp 7 (G3 storm) due to a CME from an…
Sometime on Oct 11, the space weather forecast is calling for G2 conditions (Kp 6). This storm could hit early in the morning, or sometime during our day in Alaska. The solar winds are slowly climbing over the past day, and space weather conditions to view aurora are very good tonight and tomorrow night. Current…
The aurora was beautiful on the night of Sept 30/ Oct 1. It was seen from many locations in Alaska. The forecast had called for a geomagnetic storm days before from a CHHSS and a CME arriving at the same time. Although we saw aurora around the aurora zone a few nights ago in Alaska,…
This is an aurora alert for tonight and tomorrow. G1 and/or G2 storm incoming! Northern lights may be seen as far south as the northern states. All of Canada and Alaska be ready for lights tonight. When should you head out? When it is dark!How long should you wait for the aurora to be seen?…
Well that was a bust forecast! An excellent forecast for several nights turned into a no-show for the coronal mass ejection (CME). The North Pole webcam did capture a pretty big, but short show on Sept 1 unrelated to the CME, but was due to a nice sustained negative Bz. You can watch the cam’s…
