Solar Storm 2024 Predictions. Noaa forecasts severe solar storm; New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict extreme solar storms.
The national weather service (nws) space weather prediction center (swpc) has deployed an update to the observed geostationary orbiting environment. The newest modeling efforts from noaa, which use existing sunspot data to predict the peak of the solar cycle, estimate a solar maximum between july 2024 to january.