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MID-LATITUDE AURORAS: "I am so happy to see the sun getting back in action!" says Ruslan Merzlyakov. "For the second month in a row, I have witnessed beautiful auroras over Limfjord in Denmark (latitude +57N)." This is what he saw Saturday night, March 5th: "The symphony of Lights":

AURORAS AND METEOR SMOKE: On Feb. 10th, a G1-class geomagnetic storm erupted. Danish photographer Ruslan Merzlyakov was hurriedly setting up his camera to catch the auroras when he was interrupted by a fireball. "A bright meteor streaked across the sky," he says. Back to work, he took this picture:

INTERPLANETARY SHOCK WAVE SPARKS COLOURFUL AURORAS: This was not in the forecast. An unexpected interplanetary shock wave hit Earth's magnetic field on Feb. 11th: data. The impact sparked a G1-class geomagnetic storm and some very colourful auroras inside the Arctic Circle:

AURORAS IN THE SNOW: "Snow flurries and aurora flurries battled it out for night sky supremacy on Feb. 4th near Trapper Creek, Alaska," says aurora hunter Todd Salat. He's happy to report, it was a tie:

AURORAS IN THE USA: On Feb. 3rd, a crack opened in Earth's magnetic field. Solar wind rushed in to fuel a display of auroras across several northern-tier US states. Kevin Palmer sends this picture from Sheridan, Wyoming:

"I had just finished a star gazing talk on the Viking Venus cruise ship when the CME arrived," reports Terence Murtagh. "The sky filled with fantastic fast moving dancing auroral arcs." "Despite the vessel ploughing through rough seas and strong winds en route to Trondheim, we managed to catch some worthwhile snaps," says Murtagh. "Here's hoping for clear skies on Feb. 2nd [in case a real storm materialises]."

AURORA SURPRISE: A co-rotating interaction region (CIR) hit Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 25th. The impact sparked an unexpected display of auroras over Iceland. "A magnificent arch began glowing from east to west," reports Christopher Mathews from Hraunborg (near Reykjavík). "Soon it split into multiple streamers and lit up the night!"

G2-CLASS GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Surprising forecasters, on Jan 14th a crack opened in Earth's magnetic field. Solar wind poured through the gap to spark a G2-class geomagnetic storm. The timing favoured observers in Europe, where auroras spilled across the Arctic Circle as far south as Germany:

Elevation 1 m, 51.48 °N, 0.35 °E Grays, England, United Kingdom Weather Conditions Temperature at 08:55 is °-1C Tonight 01/14 14% chance of precipitation / 0 cm 2nd Frosty morning in a row Winds light and variable. Pressure 1037.25 hPa Visibility 11.27 kilometres Clouds Partly Cloudy Dew Point-1 C Humidity 92 % Rainfall 0 mm Snow Depth 0 cm

Thank you for your lovely Countdown to Christmas pantomime. The only way we could get snow is for Sammy and his wife Samantha and company to get snow making superpowers and cover the British Isles and Ireland with lots of snow.

FIRST AURORAS OF THE NEW YEAR: Northern Finland rang in the New Year with a display of auroras. "They spread across the whole sky," says Eduard Masana, who sends this picture from the Puljo Wilderness:

Christmas is a magical time I hope it never ends, you're wished the best of everything you're a very special friend. Christmas wishes are sent to you for a season full of cheer, and lots of love and happiness for a very happy new year.

Thank you Michael for all your dedication as a weather forecaster and the support that you have given the with your weather forecast videos and reports. May this Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with love and your life with laughter.

This is the first I have posted here and my view of the weather models using computer runs is that being an island where the weather can change very quickly from one day to the other as well as the geographical differences in the weather from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England along with the influence of the weather from the continent and from the Atlantic jet-stream. Our weather is harder to predict than the continent countries. It is so many things to consider in forecasting our weather, compared to the continent. The only we can get consistently cold weather is for Ireland and the British Isles to move close to Iceland. I do not think the computer runs can cope with so many variables effecting our weather, that they either over estimate mild winter weather or over estimate it.

AURORAS SPRINKLED WITH DIAMOND DUST: "Last night I went out to photograph the auroras, and I came back with something extra" says Markus Varik of Tromsø, Norway. The auroras were sprinkled with diamond dust:

CHANCE OF FLARES TODAY: Sunspot AR2907 is directly facing Earth and it is poised to erupt. There is a 20% chance of M-class solar flares today and an almost 100% chance of lesser C-class flares. Minor short-wave radio blackouts and geo-effective CMEs are possible on Dec. 20-21. Solar flare alerts: SMS Text. SURPRISE GEOMAGNETIC STORM: Arctic sky watchers were surprised on Dec. 19th when a G1-class geomagnetic storm broke the official forecast. "Little did we know, we would get a great display of auroras," says Markus Varik, who sends this picture from Tromsø, Norway:

Mist as seen from my back garden: 1557996399_VID_20211217_0753192.mp4

Mist in South Ockendon: 2116051182_VID_20211217_0754443.mp4

I got yesterday's date wrong it should have been 11th December Daily Sun: 12th December 2021 Sunspot number: 0 Current Stretch: 4 days 2021 total: 63 days (18% Thermosphere Climate Index today: 7.62x1010 W Cool Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 76 sfu Oulu Neutron Counts Percentages of the Space Age average: today: +8.0% High 48-hr change: -0.8% Max: +11.7% Very High (12/2009) Min: -32.1% Very Low (06/1991)

Daily Sun: 12th December 2021 Sunspot number: 0 Current Stretch: 3 days 2021 total: 63 days (18% Thermosphere Climate Index today: 7.62x1010 W Cool Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 76 sfu

Daily Sun: 10th December 2021 Sunspot number: 0 Current Stretch: 2 days 2021 total: 62 days (18% Thermosphere Climate Index today: 7.62x1010 W Cool Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) explanation | more data: gfx, txt Updated 09th December 2021 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 77 sfu explanation | more data Updated 09 Dec 2021

Daily Sun: 09 Dec 21 Sunspot number: 0 Thermosphere Climate Index today: 7.64x1010 W Cool Max: 49.4x1010 W Hot (10/1957) Min: 2.05x1010 W Cold (02/2009) explanation | more data: gfx, txt Updated 08 Dec 2021 The Radio Sun 10.7 cm flux: 77 sfu explanation | more data Updated 09 Dec 2021

Thank you, I hope that there will 0.4- and lower temperatures in South Ockendon.

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Solar Wind Sparks Arctic Auroras : A stream of solar wind is buffeting Earth's magnetic field, blowing ~ 600 km/s. A gust last night sparked bright auroras over Tromsø, Norway.