A strong M6.8 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4473 on June 21, 2026, becoming the strongest flare produced by the region so far and the strongest since X1.0 on June 3. The event began at 19:17 UTC, reached maximum intensity at 19:29 UTC, and ended at 19:35 UTC.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with an M1.8 solar flare from Region 4461 is forecast to arrive around midday UTC on June 8. Forecast calls for G1 – Minor to G2 – Moderate storming on June 8 and early June 9, and isolated G3 – Strong periods on June 8.
An X1.0 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4455 at 11:28 UTC on June 3, 2026, producing R3 – Strong radio blackout conditions on the sunlit side of Earth. This is the third major flare from the same region today, following M9.3 at 01:36 UTC and M7.7 at 07:00 UTC.
A strong solar flare measuring M9.3 at its peak erupted from Active Region 4455 at 01:36 UTC on June 3, 2026, producing an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The event started at 01:22 UTC and ended at 01:43 UTC. At 07:00 UTC, another strong solar flare — M7.7 — erupted from the same region and produced another Earth-directed CME.
A moderately strong solar flare measuring M1.9 erupted from geoeffective Active Region 4436 at 16:12 UTC on May 16, 2026. A coronal mass ejection (CME) was produced, but analysis remains incomplete pending coronagraph imagery.
A moderately strong solar flare measuring M5.7 at its peak erupted from Active Region 4436 at 13:39 UTC on May 10, 2026. The event started at 13:19 and ended at 14:02 UTC.
Solar activity reached high levels on April 26, 2026, after Region 4420 produced an M6.0 flare at 22:57 UTC, reaching R2 – Moderate radio blackout level. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) forecasts a 70% chance of additional M-class flares capable of R1–R2 radio blackouts and a 25% chance of X-class flares capable of R3 or greater events through April 29.
An X2.5 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4419 at 08:13 UTC on April 24, 2026, marking the second X-class event within hours after an earlier X2.4 flare at 01:07 UTC. The event started at 08:01 UTC and ended at 08:18 UTC. The flare produced strong radio emissions and reached R3 (Strong) radio blackout levels on the sunlit side of Earth.
A major X2.4 solar flare erupted from Active Region 4419 at 01:07 UTC on April 24, 2026. The event started at 00:51 UTC and ended at 01:13 UTC. A large coronal mass ejection was produced, but it’s not expected to be Earth-directed. This is the first X-class solar flare since X1.4 on March 30.
Multiple M-class solar flares, including M1.6 and M4.4, erupted on April 23, 2026, producing coronal mass ejections (CMEs). Meanwhile, Active Region 4420 exhibited significant growth in area and magnetic complexity as it moves toward the center of solar disk, raising the potential for Earth-directed CMEs in the days ahead.
