Massive Solar Storm 2024 Forecast. The sun erupted over the weekend, flinging electromagnetic radiation towards earth, even illuminating skies with spectacular aurora borealis. A severe geomagnetic storm reached earth on thursday, which could bring an increased chance of auroras and may affect communications and the power grid.

Active sunspot ar3777 fired off the strongest of its three solar flares this week, sending another cme to impact earth this weekend with a possible geomagnetic. The ongoing geomagnetic storm is expected to intensify later today, sunday, may 12, 2024.