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Primed · Aurora status

Storm-favorable — watch now

PRIMEDG3 Watch
  • The solar wind is storm-favorable right now: southward Bz (−12 nT sustained ~20 min) + elevated speed (642 km/s). You have roughly 39 minutes of lead time before conditions may worsen.
  • NOAA has issued a G3 geomagnetic storm watch valid from 2026 Feb 01 1800 UTC.
~39 minlead time ·642 km/s·SOLAR-1
high confidence
NOAA SWPC: G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm watch in effect for Feb 1–2.Solar flare X1.3 detected — CME arrival expected in ~39 hours.Kp reached 6 at 03:42 UTC — G2 conditions ongoing in Canada and northern Europe.ACE spacecraft: Bz −14 nT sustained for 18 minutes.Alert: Elevated solar wind density — 8 p/cm³.NOAA: Minor radio blackout (R1) on the sunlit side.NOAA SWPC: G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm watch in effect for Feb 1–2.Solar flare X1.3 detected — CME arrival expected in ~39 hours.Kp reached 6 at 03:42 UTC — G2 conditions ongoing in Canada and northern Europe.ACE spacecraft: Bz −14 nT sustained for 18 minutes.Alert: Elevated solar wind density — 8 p/cm³.NOAA: Minor radio blackout (R1) on the sunlit side.

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Live readings

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Kp Index

6/9

Bz (IMF)

-12nT

Southward — storm-favorable

Solar Wind Speed

642km/s

Elevated

Density

8p/cm³

Proton density

Hemi Power

68GW

Northern hemisphere

Spacecraft

SOLAR-1

Forecast

Next 3 days at a glance

Plan ahead — the Kp outlook, live Bz, and the current activity gauge.

Kp Gauge

04.596KP INDEX
Data table
MetricValue
Kp Index6
Scale max9

IMF Bz — Last 30 min

+200−20-12 nT
Data table
MetricValue
Current Bz-12 nT
DirectionSouthward

3-Day Kp Forecast

G1D1345D2676D354433203579
Data table
PeriodKp
T+6h3
T+12h4
T+18h5
T+24h6
T+30h7
T+36h6
T+42h5
T+48h4
T+54h4
T+60h3
T+66h3
T+72h2

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