*********************************************************************** Product: Daily Forecast of Geomagnetic Activity Issued: 2020 May 05 08:36UTC Prepared by the Athens Space Weather Forecasting Center *********************************************************************** 1. Solar activity Solar activity was almost stable during the past 24 hours. Solar Flux (10.7 cm) measured on 04.05.2020 at 20:00 UTC was 69 sfu. The background X-Ray flux is at the class < A1 level. The geomagnetic field was at quiet levels on May 4. No obviously Earth directed CMEs were observed in available LASCO imagery. The Kp index now is at almost quiet levels with Kp=2. 2. Solar Wind Geomagnetic Activity Solar Wind speed from ACE: 305 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO A: 440 km/s. Solar Wind speed from STEREO B: --- km/s. The southward component Bz is: 1 nT north. 3. Solar Energetic Particle Events Protons and electrons are quiet. 4. Coronal Holes An extension of the southern polar coronal hole will be in Earth facing position on May 5-6. 5. Geophysical Activity Forecast The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels, with a chance for active intervals, on May 5-6 and at quiet levels on May 7. Date Estimated Ap index Expected geom. storm 2020.05.05 06 - 2020.05.06 06 - 2020.05.07 03 - *************************************************************************** Athens Space Weather Forecasting Center Physics Department, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Neutron Monitor Station A.NE.MO.S Tel.: +30 210 727 6901 email: spaceweather@phys.uoa.gr URL: http://spaceweather.phys.uoa.gr ***************************************************************************