Space Weather Woman Forecasts and News

Feb 27 2025 10 ep. 11 mins 49

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Just like terrestrial weather on Earth, Space Weather can be as mild as a rainstorm or as wild as a hurricane. Let The Space Weather Woman and this vibrant community show you in non-science jargon how this new kind of weather impacts your daily life. You will never look at the Sun or the Earth in the same way again. After all, Space Weather is just like the weather in your own backyard, it’s just a little further up.

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A Planetary Alignment while a Solar Storm Heads for Earth | Space Weather News 27 February 2025

Feb 27 2025 14 mins

Solar activity has ramped up considerably over the last few days, including big solar flares, a radiation storm, and what looks like a promising Earth-directed solar storm and more to come. In particular, the Earth-directed solar storm could bring aurora just in time for the planetary alignment on February 28. Aurora photographers should be

Stealthy Storms Sneak of the Sun & A Fast Wind Valentine | Space Weather Spotlight 13 February 2025

Feb 14 2025 9 mins

Our Sun plays Cupid this week by ensuring we have some solar storming through this upcoming Valentines Day weekend. Even as we calm down from some fast solar wind, another pocket of fast wind is on its way to Earth. Sandwiched within the fast wind will be several stealthy solar storms and a narrow

Dark Coronal Holes & Bright Active Regions | Space Weather Spotlight 30 January 2025

Jan 30 2025 8 mins

A massive set of coronal holes will be sending us some fast solar wind over the next few days. These dark, ominous, features are about to become regular visitors as we continue our descent into the declining phase of the solar cycle. Even though this phase is just beginning, we could see some pretty

Solar Eye-Candy & Massive Far Side Eruptions | Space Weather Spotlight 19 December 2024

Dec 19 2024 10 mins

This week our Sun launches multiple big solar storms, most of which have given us some gorgeous eye candy. One of these eruptions launched a strong Earth-directed solar storm that hit Earth, but it was the wrong magnetic orientation to cause issues. We have also had several spectacular farsided eruptions, which hint that old

Multiple Solar Storms Come and an Historic Far Side Blast | Space Weather News 28 November 2024

Nov 28 2024 12 mins

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Activity picks up this week in a big way with a lot of eye-candy on the Earth-facing Sun and on the farside too. Two Earth-directed solar storms could impact Earth this week bringing aurora down to mid-latitudes during the holiday festivities. Although the storming isnt expected to be very strong, we

Big Flare Players Grow & A Glancing Solar Storm Blow | Space Weather News 05 November 2024

Nov 06 2024 9 mins

This week our star kicks activity into high gear with some fast-growing active regions in Earth view. One of these taking center stage is Region 3883, which has fired multiple big flares and launched a very dense solar storm that looks to have an Earth-directed component. If this storm grazes Earth, as the models

Earth-Directed Storms Come & Big Flare Players Enter | Solar Storm Forecast 11 September 2024

Sep 13 2024 14 mins

Our Sun launched multiple Earth-directed solar storms towards Earth this week, with the first one hitting us just now (it is fashionably late). The second will likely hit late on September 12 and be followed by some fast solar wind. This means aurora photographers could be in for an extended show from about now

Storms Die Down but New Regions Pop Up | Space Weather Spotlight 01 September 2024

Sep 02 2024 11 mins

Although we are calming down from several solar storms that hit back to back over the past week and gave us some decent aurora, our Sun isn't calming down. We have four active regions that are about to rotate into Earth view that have been firing big flares and launching solar storms on the

Earth Dodges Bullets as the Sun’s Farside Blasts Wide | Space Weather Spotlight 20 June 2024

Jun 20 2024 9 mins

This week our Sun stays active but has terrible aim. Earth has dodged at least four solar storms launched off the Earth-facing Sun. The only expected impact will be from some fast solar wind over the next couple of days, but that shouldn't cause too much trouble for radio amateurs participating in "Field Day"

Our Sun Puts on a Far Side Show While Earth Waits | Space Weather News 16 June 2024

Jun 17 2024 12 mins

This week our Sun sends the bulk of activity to the farside. Region 3697 continues to launch strong events, but they are hammering Mars instead of Earth this week. At our planet, we are dealing with low-level radio blackouts from Region 3712 and a few mini solar storms, but we have one mystery. There