A Brief Respite Wont Last | Space Weather News 10 March 2023

This week we are finally calming down just a little before more activity rotates into view. We will be experiencing some unsettled solar wind as a small pocket of fast solar wind rolls on through, but likely only aurora photographers at high latitudes will be able to benefit and get some views. That being said, we are seeing a filament beginning to lift off now so the forecast may change quite quickly! We will have another big region rotating into view over the next few days, which will keep the solar flux high and possibly increase the risk for radio blackouts this week on Earth’s dayside. Amateur radio operators and GPS users should expect some minor noise that could affect radio propagation and signal reception on Earth’s dayside over the next few days, with the potential for the noise to rise to moderate levels near the end of the week. Learn the details of the coming activity and see what else our Sun has in store!