Issued 1pm AEST Sunday 12 May 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre has observed another geomagnetic storm event which in the last 24 hours resulted in amazing images of Aurora australis from as far north as Mackay Queensland.
The Bureau first issued a geomagnetic storm warning on 11 May and is forecasting similar risk of further related events, until 6:00 pm AEST Sunday, 12 May 2024.
Geomagnetic conditions within Australia are currently lower at Geomagnetic Storm G2 – Moderate conditions. The G-scale is a measure of global geomagnetic activity, which refers to fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field across the globe. The G-scale ranges from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).
The Bureau continues to monitor the situation and will provide updates of significant changes.
Aurora sightings are possible at low-latitude locations across Australia including southern New South Wales, Tasmania, southern Victoria and southern and northern Queensland.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian Space Weather Forecasting Centre (ASWFC) is the official source of space weather forecasts, alerts and warnings in Australia.
