AuroracastUKLive aurora conditions for the UK and Ireland
Tonight's chance: 5%
Quiet right now
Nothing is happening at the moment, and nothing is building up in the solar wind.
Quiet activity around the world. This does not say where it can be seen. The chain card lower down does.
Solar wind, from Solar1
Speed
Slower than average
Density
Tenuous
What matters most: Bz pointing south, and a fast wind.
UK and Ireland Cloud Cover · Open-Meteo
Where it is clear enough to look right now.
Solar Wind · Solar1
Current conditions
Bt and Bz over time
The shaded parts are when Bz was south, feeding the aurora. Everything right of the Earth line has not reached us yet.
Data from Solar1 · Updated 23:06 BST
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Latitude chain · INTERMAGNET
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Reading the chain…
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