:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 18 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 230 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4506 N12W58 213 0090 Dao 07 06 Beta 4507 N04W41 196 0280 Eki 1 ...Continue Reading

Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah   August 17, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #26-32 2026 August 16 at 6:59 p.m. MDT (2026 August 17 0059 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 10-16 No space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For August 17-23 No space weather storms are expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 17 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 229 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4506 N12W46 215 0100 Dao 08 07 Beta-Gamma 4507 N04W29 198 0240 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 16 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 228 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W81 263 0070 Cso 07 03 Beta 4506 N11W31 213 0010 Dri 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 15 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 227 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W67 262 0030 Cao 03 03 Beta 4506 N11W17 212 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke   August 14, 2026 Natural Events   This Week's Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 14 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 226 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W53 261 0030 Cao 05 03 Beta 4506 N12W03 211 0020 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke   August 13, 2026 Natural Events   Latest Natural Event Images View the natural events archive Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.     NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2026 Aug 13 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 225 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Aug 2026 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 4503 S17W39 261 0040 Dao 05 06 Beta 4506 N12E10 212 0020 Cri 0 ...Continue Reading