A geomagnetic storm watch was issued Monday for a potential G3 (strong) solar storm by NOAA’s Storm Weather Prediction Center.
The dazzling northern lights could once again be visible in New York City. A geomagnetic storm watch was issued Monday for a potential G3 solar storm by NOAA’s Storm Weather Prediction Center . Thanks to increased solar activity over the weekend, multiple solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections occurred. These CMEs create the dazzling northern lights. The most intense solar storms are likely to happen between Monday night and Tuesday this week.
The Tri-State area must first, of course, overcome some cloud cover and light pollution.NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center suggests that prime viewing times will fall around midnight, spanning from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.Scientists at the SWPC use the Kp-index to characterize the magnitude of geomagnetic storms, and the greatest Kp-index levels are forecast to happen on Tuesday, reaching 7 out of 9 on the geomagnetic storm scale.
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