The Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report forecasts continued low solar activity and quiet to unsettled geomagnetic conditions for the next three days, from May 9 to May 11, 2026. Currently, five sunspot regions are visible on the solar disk.
Solar activity is expected to remain low, but there is a 45% chance for M-class solar flares and a 10% chance for X-class flares each day. Proton events carry a low 1% probability. The observed Penticton 10.7 cm Flux was 120, with predictions of 125 for May 9-10 and 120 for May 11.
Geomagnetic fields have been at quiet to unsettled levels, with solar wind speed reaching 606 km/s and total interplanetary magnetic field peaking at 19 nT. This quiet to unsettled state is predicted to persist for the geomagnetic field through May 11, with minor storm probabilities at 5% for middle latitudes and 30% for high latitudes.