Geomagnetic Storm Watch - Coronal Hole Faces Earth - Solar Activity

Solar flaring activity was at moderate levels over the past 24 hours with only three low M-class flares. There remain 12 numbered active regions on the visible solar disk. AR 3643 (beta-gamma) and AR 3648 (beta-gamma) have decreased their complexity. AR 3654 (beta-gamma) has exhibited growth and increased its magnetic complexity. Minor development was observed in Region 3658 (beta) and the remaining regions were either stable or in decay. The strongest activity was an impulsive M1.4 flare on April 25th. It was produced by AR 3638 (beta) from behind the west limb. The solar flaring activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels over the next days, with likely M-class flaring and decreasing chances for isolated X-class flaring. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have been observed in the available coronagraph imagery over the past 24 hours. A positive polarity mid-latitude coronal hole continues to reside on the central meridian in the southern hemisphere. The high speed stream emanating from it might arrive to Earth late on April 27 to early April 28. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to range from quiet to active levels on 26-28 April due to the anticipated influence of Coronal Hole High Spead Streams (CH HSS) combined with potential transient influence of multiple near-miss CMEs from the past several days. A chance for G1 (Minor) storm periods exists on 26-27 April should these features arrive at Earth and carry periods of significant southward Bz. #CME #solarstorm #coronalhole Images credit: AIA/SDO/HMI, SOHO/LASCO/C2, nemesis maturity channel Music credit: YouTube Audio Library