Category: Forecast

Maine Aurora Borealis WatchForecast

00:21 UTC August 24, 2025

 August 23, 2025 August 23, 2025
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    |   8:22 pm 8:22 pm
Welcome to the New Universal Day! Star Date 00:13 UTC, August 24, 2025. A substorm is brewing, but in the hovering around the zero demarcation variety. Low Energy Protons ramped up about an hour ago, but have since fallen off. Possible sightings on camera after it’s completely dark, but it will be weak. We can’t […]

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 August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
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    |   7:39 pm 7:39 pm
As of Maine Time 7:38 PM: Solar Wind Speed: 496 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -1 nT WELL, just when I told you that I didn’t think there’d be any more activity from this period. Surprise. NOAA didn’t forecast it, either. But, I’m seeing negative solar wind trajectory. It’s not super strong but neither was last night, and plenty […]

Forecast August 18-19 UTC 21:43

 August 18, 2025 August 18, 2025
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    |   5:49 pm 5:49 pm
A weak substorm is developing. Stay tuned. We had a pretty good hit during the day, headed north but starting to dip down again. Current readings: Solar Wind Speed: 365 km/sec Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 11 nT, Bz -2 nT NOAA is forecasting increased geomagnetic activity around 11 pm our time, according to the three day forecast. If you look at the […]

Forecast: 00:20 UTC August 17, 2025.

 August 17, 2025 August 17, 2025
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    |   4:36 pm 4:36 pm
Welcome to the New Universal Day, Star Date 00:20 UTC August 17. A mild substorm is in progress. Solar Wind Speed: 344 km/sec, Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -1 nT. May get a little stronger, with things kind of maxing out in another hour or so. Possible sightings on camera as soon as it is dark.

Forecast: Long Range, August 16-21 2025

 August 16, 2025 August 16, 2025
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    |   9:52 pm 9:52 pm
Good evening! I don’t usually forecast this far in advance, but, with the new tool of the blog, it’s a little easier! Things get buried pretty quickly on the Facebook group, so a long-range is not that useful. True, “long range” in aurora forecasting is kind of impossible, as I am constantly telling you, but […]

Forecast: August 15 UTC 5:48

 August 15, 2025 August 15, 2025
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    |   5:58 am 5:58 am
1:48 am Maine earth time/5:48 UTC a very weak substorm is developing. If you are in the clear, in a situation of non-light pollution and conditions IMPROVE very slightly, there is a possibility of sighting on camera. Still struggling with the moon. Actually conditions are improving. Our current numbers are Solar Wind Speed: 435 km/sec, […]
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