Significant Aurora Possible Tonight

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:01:00 UTC

: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events August 17, 2022 Significant Aurora Possible Tonight : Update The situation does not look as favorable now . nbsp The clouds have made it up to central Puget Sound see below and the DSCOVR satellite is not picking up the expected influx of particles . nbsp Not as skillful as weather prediction Folks in the northern half of Washington State may well see an impressive auroral display . tonight A major Coronal Mass Ejection CME on the solar surface has resulted in a flux of particles moving into the earth's magnetic . field A measure of the disturbance of the earth's magnetic field is Kp : nbsp auroral activity moving southward into our area generally requires Kp of 5 or