Sunspot Today (above) and Coronal Holes (Below).
FAST WARNING 'PRESTO' MESSAGE from the SIDC (RWC-Belgium) 2017 Mar 27 13:31:29 The arrival of the high speed stream (HSS) from the huge negative polarity coronal hole(CH) earlier today (00:00-03:00 UT) has created a strong geomagnetic disturbance. Now, Kp reached major storm levels (Kp=6) during the 09:00-12:00 UT interval, while K Dourbes was at minor storming (K=5) during the same time slot. Kp is currently 6 (27-Mar-2017 December, 13:30 UT) and the solar wind speed is around 552 km/s, while Bz varying mostly between -14 and +12 nT. The geo-environment is expected to remain under the influence of the HSS for at least next two days, which will result in further minor to major storm episodes.
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