Welcome to space weather, issued by XMDV radio at Wed the 15 Apr 2026 at 21:59:46

In the last 24 hours Solar activity was at very low levels with only isolated B-class flaringmostly from Region 4416 . There are currently fournumbered regions on the visible disk. Region 4416 remains the largestgroup by area but exhibited signs of structural weakening, includingflux submergence and a slight decay of its intermediary pores. Region 4419 was the most complex group on the disk andshowed flux emergence, growth, and divergence within its intermediaryspots, leading to the development of a mixed-polarity gammaconfiguration. Region 4418 is trending toward plagewith only two small bipolar pores remaining and Region 4415 remained stable. coronal mass ejections observed in coronagraph imagery weredetermined to be directed away from Earth. Solar activity is expected to be at low to very low levels, with aslight chance for M-flares through 17 april.

In the last 24 hours Electrons greater than 2 mega electron volt at geosynchronous orbit reached high levelswith a peak of 1705 pfu observed at 14 to 1445 utc. The greater than 10 mega electron voltproton flux was at background levels. The greater than 2 mega electron volt electron flux is likely to reach high levelsthrough 17 april. The greater than 10 mega electron volt proton flux is expected toremain at background levels through 17 april.

In the last 24 hours Solar wind parameters reflected waning coronal hole high speed streaminfluences toward a nominal regime. Total magnetic field remainedsteady and weak, generally ranging between 4 and 6 nano tesla. The North-South component was predominantly northward, though it exhibitedoccasional southward deviations with a maximum deflection of to 4 nano tesla. Solar wind speeds underwent a gradual, albeit erratic, decline fromearly-period highs near 420 kilometers per second, to stabilize around 375 kilometers per second by theend of the reporting period. The phi angle was predominantly oriented ina positive orientation. Solar wind parameters are expected to remain primarily near nominallevels through 16 april. Significant enhancements are anticipated on 17Apr with the onset of a corotating interaction region that willprecede the arrival of a negative polarity high-speed stream .

In the last 24 hours The geomagnetic field was quiet. The geomagnetic field is expected to be at mostly quiet to unsettledthrough 16 april. Activity is forecast to increase on 17 april to activelevels in response to the arrival of the CIR and the subsequent onset ofthe -coronal hole high speed stream.

This has been space weather, issued by XMDV radio at Wed the 15 Apr 2026 at 21:59:46

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