SEVERE SOLARWX
AKSHAY DEORAS
Severe Weather Forecaster
Kp indicators showed a classic value of 6 ( G2 Geomagnetic storm) on late night period of 4th Feb 2011.
From a settled value of 2, graph jumped to 6 when the solar wind stream hit the earth at around 2100hrs UTC. Value of 5 ( G1) was recorded at around 11:59PM and then at 4 at around 3AM (UTC) this morning.
KP values greater than 4 indicate Geomagnetic storm.
HIGH LATITUDE OBSERVERS MUST REMAIN ALERT FOR SPARKLING AURORAS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
Solar Wind arrived late than expected between 1-4th Feb.
Space Weather Predictions need more accuracy for sure!
