Aurora & Space Weather

Live Kp index, solar flares, and viewing forecast — recorded continuously from NOAA SWPC

Updated 23:28 UTC
Tonight in Nordic-Baltic latitudes
Quiet skies. Low aurora chance even for far north.
Current Kp
2.7
quiet
Peak Kp (24h)
7.3
03:00 UTC
Active alerts
5
from NOAA SWPC

Kp index — last 24 hours

21:00 UTC Kp 0–9 scale; 5+ = geomagnetic storm 18:00 UTC

X-ray flux (GOES, last 48 readings)

Latest: 0.00000463 W/m²

Recent alerts

  • TIIA
    18:22 UTC

    Space Weather Message Code: ALTTP2 Serial Number: 1512 Issue Time: 2026 Jul 05 1822 UTC ALERT: Type II Radio Emission Begin Time: 2026 Jul 05 1626 UTC Estimate Velocity: 959 km/s Comment:

  • XM5S
    18:09 UTC

    Space Weather Message Code: SUMXM5 Serial Number: 324 Issue Time: 2026 Jul 05 1809 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded M5 Begin Time: 2026 Jul 05 1751 UTC Maximum Time: 2026 Jul 05 1757 UTC End Time: 2026 Jul 05 1802 UTC Xray Class: M5.5 Optical Class: Location: N15W87 Noaa Scale: R2 - Moderate Comment: NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered primarily on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Radio - Limited blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication for tens of minutes.

  • K04A
    18:02 UTC

    Space Weather Message Code: ALTK04 Serial Number: 2671 Issue Time: 2026 Jul 05 1802 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 Threshold Reached: 2026 Jul 05 1759 UTC Synoptic Period: 1500-1800 Active Warning: YES Comment: NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.

  • XM5A
    18:00 UTC

    Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 539 Issue Time: 2026 Jul 05 1800 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Jul 05 1758 UTC Noaa Scale: R2 - Moderate Comment: NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and expected duration please see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap.

  • K04W
    16:59 UTC

    Space Weather Message Code: WARK04 Serial Number: 5379 Issue Time: 2026 Jul 05 1659 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected Valid From: 2026 Jul 05 1658 UTC Valid To: 2026 Jul 06 0300 UTC Warning Conditions: Onset Comment: NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.