Wow! What an amazing night. The CME hit at a perfect time for northern Europe to see the aurora right when the sun went down. And it hit hard, with amazing reds being seen as far south as France. That gave us in North America plenty of time to prepare. Kp 5, then Kp 6,…
Incoming CME!!! NOAA Space Weather latest news on the CME here. Forecasters are putting the information together but the initial forecast is that the CME will hit on Sept 6 with G3 (Kp 7). Be ready this entire week for space weather activity (auroras!). What is a CME? Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are huge explosions…
On Sunday night, auroras are possible due to a coronal hole. Alaska, Canada, and the very north portion of the contiguous USA may catch the aurora if the Kp level reaches 5. Fairbanks and northern Canada can see auroras at Kp 0. Every time an aurora alert is posted, people ask what time. Sometimes they…
The Kp level is 5. Will this be the night we see the lights again in Alaska? Great forecasts over the last few days panned out to be —nothing—! But here we are tonight, Sept 3/4, and yes, I believe tonight we will see the lights. Entire state of Alaska, if your weather is clear….
The aurora did come out a little bit last night, you can see it on the video loop on Wunderground.com here. The Kp index was between 1 and 3. Tonight, the forecast is unsettled to active, with NOAA sending out a warning today for G1 storm conditions tonight. The Kp level expected is a 5….
