🔴 Live Now: Extreme Aurora Storm Over Iceland | G4 Geomagnetic Event in 4K

Today’s livestream takes place during an active and ongoing geomagnetic storm sequence, following one of the strongest space-weather events of the current solar cycle. Over the past 24 hours, geomagnetic activity surged to Kp 8.67 (G4 – Severe), and NOAA forecasts continued G1–G4 storm conditions through today and into January 21.

This sustained activity is being driven by a powerful combination of a halo coronal mass ejection (CME) that arrived late on January 19 and a persistent coronal hole high-speed solar wind stream. Together, these forces are keeping Earth’s magnetosphere highly disturbed, creating exceptional conditions for intense and dynamic auroras.

Aurora outlook today:
• Expected intensity: G2 to G4 (strong to severe geomagnetic storm)
• Peak windows: Early to mid-day UTC, with repeated surges possible
• What to watch for: Extremely bright auroras, fast-moving curtains, large sky-filling arcs, vertical rays, and possible red and purple hues
• Why this is rare: Sustained severe storm levels over multiple 3-hour windows

Space-weather context:
• Solar radiation storms are ongoing, with very high probabilities today
• Minor to moderate radio blackouts remain likely, signaling continued solar instability
• Rapid changes in aurora intensity are possible with little warning

Weather note: During storms of this magnitude, auroras can remain visible even through thin cloud cover. Iceland’s winter darkness and wide horizons provide an ideal setting to witness one of the most powerful aurora events in years.

Join us live as Earth continues to respond to a major solar eruption and the northern lights surge across Iceland’s skies in an extraordinary display of space weather in action.