Solar flaring activity over the last 24 hours has been at moderate levels, with three M-class flares. The strongest flare was an M6.4 flare peaking at 06:48UTC on December 10, associated with SIDC Sunspot Group 335 (NOAA Active Region 3922, magnetic type currently undetermined). There are currently seven numbered active regions on the solar disk. The most complex ones are SIDC Sunspot Group 288 (NOAA Active Region 3917) and SIDC Sunspot Group 305 (NOAA Active Region 3912), both of magnetic type beta-gamma. SIDC Sunspot Group 305 (NOAA Active Region 3912) is currently rotating behind the west limb. SIDC Sunspot Group 334 (NOAA Active Region 3921, magnetic type alpha) has emerged in the southeast quadrant, west of SIDC Sunspot Group 288 (NOAA Active Region 3917). SIDC Sunspot Group 335 (NOAA active region 3922) has rotated on disk in the southeast quadrant. The solar flaring activity is expected to be at moderate levels over the next 24 hours, with M-class flares probable and a small chance for X-class flares.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) was detected in LASCO/C2 imagery, lifting off the southeast limb around 07:05 UTC on December 10. The CME is most likely associated with the M6.4 flare that peaked at 06:48UTC on December 10 from SIDC Sunspot Group 335 (NOAA Active Region 3922). Due to the location of its source region, no impact on Earth is expected. No other Earth-directed CMEs were observed in the available coronagraph imagery.
The positive polarity coronal hole in the northern hemisphere, SIDC Coronal Hole 82, has now crossed the central meridian. An associated high-speed stream may still arrive at Earth starting from December 11.
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was below the threshold level over the past 24 hours. It is expected to remain below the threshold level over the next 24 hours, pending no further eruptive activity.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux measured by GOES 16 and GOES 18 was below the threshold level in the last 24 hours and it is expected to remain so over the next 24 hours. The 24-hour electron fluence is presently at normal levels and is expected to remain so over the next 24 hours.