Space Weather
An M2.7 flare peaked at 09h19 UT from almost Earth-facing region AR4246. A minor R1 radio blackout affected eastern and southern Africa.
An M1.9 flare also erupted from AR4246 at 05h27 UT 13 Oct.
Increasing solar activity has increased noise on the HF bands. Conditions on HF are mostly "fair" at this time.

Plot of solar xray flux during the last 6 hours.

DRAP (D-layer absorption) map during the M2.7 flare. Bright colours indicate that a minor R1 radio blackout occurred over Africa during the flare.

Image of the sun taken by NASA/SDO using filter AIA131. An M2.7 flare erupted from active region AR4246 at 09h19 UT on 13 Oct 2025. AR4246 is slightly north-east of the centre of the solar disc.