Space Weather Forecast: Solar Windy With A Chance of Flares

From SpaceWeather.com:

INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES: The sunspot number is increasing this week as a crowd of dark cores emerges over the sun's eastern limb. Click to view a 3-day movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), and count the spots as they appear...

... One of the spots in the crowd, AR2056, has a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong flares. The odds of a geoeffective eruption will increase in the days ahead as AR2056 turns toward Earth. NOAA forecasters estimate a 40% chance of M-flares and a 5% chance of X-flares on May 9th....MORE