WeatherTrack News

Solar storm in progress. Transpolar flights will be redirected to lower latitudes or lower flight levels to protect passengers and crew from radiation. Satellite and general infrastructure is not supposed to be affected. However, GPS-systems might be slightly less accurate than usual. In Northern hemisphere, auroras may be spotted in lower latitudes than usual this night.

(NOAA space weather prediction center: “The coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout event from 0024 UTC March 7 (7:24 p.m. EST March 6) arrived at ACE at 1045 UTC today (5:45 a.m. EST March 8).”)