An Earth-Directed Mini-Storm & More Flares Possible | Space Weather MidWeek 10 February 2026

The fun just keeps coming this week! Even though Region 4366 will be rotating to the farside over the next few days, there is still plenty of activity. Region 4371 has launched a mini-solar storm at Earth, which could hit us late on Thursday or possibly early Friday. Although it is a small storm, aurora photographers at high latitudes could still get a bit of a show. On top of this, several returning regions, including old Region 4341 are returning to the east limb, which means big solar flares are likely to continue. The last time Region 4341 was in Earth-view was both flare active and a solar storm producer, and from the looks of it, that has not changed. Amateur radio operators should expect the dayside radio bands to continue to be a bit noisy this week. Things may quiet down a little bit over the next few days, but the returning regions will likely prevent the noise floor from dropping below the “moderate” range this week. We will likely see more M-class flare activity, so the risk for radio blackouts at the R1-R2-level will remain elevated, but the risk for X-class flares (R3-level) should drop to the single digits by the weekend, as long as the returning regions behave as expected. Learn about the returning regions, say goodbye to Region 4366, and see what else our Sun has in store.