Solar flaring activity was high over the past 24 hours, with one X-class flare and several C-class flares. The largest was an X1.2 event (SIDC Flare 6010) that peaked on 10 November at 09:19 UTC, produced by SIDC Sunspot Group 687 (NOAA Active Region 4274) at N24W15. Eight numbered sunspot groups were present on the disk. SIDC Sunspot Group 687 (NOAA 4274) is the largest and most magnetically complex region on the disk (Beta-Gamma-Delta; McIntosh Ekc) and remained the primary source of significant activity, producing the X-class and multiple C-class flares. SIDC Sunspot Groups 689 (NOAA Active Region 4276) and 690 (NOAA Active Region 4277), both with Beta magnetic configurations, produced several C-class flares and have been decreasing over the past 24 hours. Solar flaring activity is expected to be moderate over the next 24 hours, with M-class flares very likely and a small chance of X-class flares.
No Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) has been identified in the currently available coronagraph imagery. However, the X1.2 flare (SIDC Flare 6010) that peaked at 09:19 UTC from SIDC Sunspot Group 687 (NOAA AR 4274) showed Type IV radio emission, a signature often linked to major eruptions and strong CMEs. An Earth-directed component is therefore plausible, pending confirmation from ongoing coronagraph analysis.
SIDC Coronal Hole 126, an equatorial coronal hole with negative polarity, has reappeared on the disk and is currently situated on the western side of the Sun.
The greater than 10 MeV GOES proton flux stayed at background until about 09:40 UTC, then rose promptly following the X1.2 flare from SIDC Sunspot Group 687 at 09:19 UTC. It reached event levels shortly after 10:00 UTC and was still increasing at the time of writing.
The GOES-18 >2 MeV electron flux remained below the 1000 pfu threshold throughout the period. The 24-hour fluence is at normal levels and is expected to stay mostly normal over the next 24 hours, with only brief enhancements possible if the solar wind strengthens ahead of the anticipated CME influences on 11–12 Nov.