Space weather today in Xiangyang

Space weather in Xiangyang today

G1 minor geomagnetic storm forecast (NOAA, 2026-11-07 00:48 UTC). The planetary Kp index is 4 now and forecast to peak at Kp 5 in the next 24 hours. NOAA gives a 35% chance of R1–R2 radio blackouts today, 10% for R3 or stronger, and 5% for a solar radiation storm.

Radio: solar flares only black out HF radio on the half of Earth facing the Sun. The Sun is 35° above the horizon in Xiangyang now (10:26 am local time). The biggest flare in the past 24 hours was C5.6 at 10:51 am local time, too weak to cause a radio blackout. HF radio is mainly hit by daytime solar flares (radio blackouts), not by geomagnetic storms.

GPS and power: GPS is normally unaffected; only severe G4–G5 storms cause noticeable errors here. Power grid effects are very unlikely at this latitude.

Aurora chance tonight in Xiangyang

Unlikely tonight (Kp 3.7 forecast; Xiangyang needs an extreme Kp 9 storm). At 22.9° N geomagnetic, Xiangyang is far from the auroral oval; only extreme Kp 9 (G5) storms such as May 2024 bring the aurora into view, mostly to cameras.

At the forecast Kp 5, the aurora's visible edge stays about 3,372 km north of Xiangyang.

NOAA 3-day space weather forecast

Chances that NOAA issues each level somewhere on Earth. Radio blackouts only affect the sunlit side; geomagnetic storms are global but strongest near the poles.

Strongest solar flares this week

C-class and stronger flares from the past 7 days, local time in Xiangyang.

• M3.5 flare peak Fri 2:33 am, R1 minor radio blackout
• C5.6 flare peak Fri 10:51 am
• C4.6 flare peak Sat 7:26 am
• C4.1 flare peak Sat 7:02 am
• C4.0 flare peak Fri 4:00 pm
• C3.7 flare peak Fri 11:24 pm
• C3.4 flare peak Sat 6:33 am
• C3.1 flare peak Sat 2:29 am
• C2.9 flare peak Sat 5:41 am
• C2.9 flare peak Fri 9:47 pm

What the scales mean

Space weather is the Sun's effect on Earth. NOAA rates it on three 1–5 scales. R (radio blackouts) comes from solar flares: X-rays reach Earth in 8 minutes and disrupt HF radio on the sunlit side for minutes to hours. S (solar radiation storms) comes from energetic protons a few hours later, a hazard for satellites, polar flights and astronauts. G (geomagnetic storms) comes 1–3 days after a coronal mass ejection or a fast solar-wind stream hits the magnetic field: it drives the aurora and can upset GPS, HF radio and power grids.

The Kp index (0–9) measures geomagnetic activity in 3-hour blocks: Kp 5 is a G1 storm, Kp 6 G2, Kp 7 G3, Kp 8 G4 and Kp 9 G5. Flares are classed A, B, C, M and X by peak X-ray brightness, each class ten times the one before; M1 flares cause R1 blackouts and X1 flares R3.

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