{"id":1349829,"date":"2026-01-27T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/magnetic-storms-in-february-2026-scientists-named-the-most-dangerous-days\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:32:23","slug":"magnetic-storms-in-february-2026-scientists-named-the-most-dangerous-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/magnetic-storms-in-february-2026-scientists-named-the-most-dangerous-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic storms in February 2026: scientists named the most dangerous days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The geomagnetic situation around Earth will remain generally stable throughout February. However, disturbances will not be completely avoided &#8211; space weather forecasters are warning of at least one period of magnetic storm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This forecast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swpc.noaa.gov\/products\/27-day-outlook-107-cm-radio-flux-and-geomagnetic-indices\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is contained<\/a> in a 27-day space weather review released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).<\/p>\n<p> The level of the Sun&#8217;s influence on our planet&#8217;s magnetic field is assessed by the Kp index, an international indicator of geomagnetic activity. The scale ranges from 0 to 9: zero corresponds to complete calm, while nine indicates extreme magnetic storms.<\/p>\n<p> According to expert forecasts, the following dynamics of geomagnetic activity are expected in February:<\/p>\n<p> February 1 \u2014 Kp 2 (calm situation);<\/p>\n<p> February 2 \u2014 Kp 2 (calm);<\/p>\n<p> February 3 \u2014 Kp 2 (calm);<\/p>\n<p> February 4 \u2014 Kp 4 (increased activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 5 \u2014 Kp 4 (increased activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 6 \u2014 Kp 3 (restless background);<\/p>\n<p> February 7 \u2014 Kp 3 (restlessness);<\/p>\n<p> February 8 \u2014 Kp 3 (restlessness);<\/p>\n<p> February 9 \u2014 Kp 3 (restlessness);<\/p>\n<p> February 10 \u2014 Kp 3 (restlessness);<\/p>\n<p> February 11 \u2014 Kp 3 (restlessness);<\/p>\n<p> February 12 \u2014 Kp 2 (stable state);<\/p>\n<p> February 13 \u2014 Kp 5 (weak-level magnetic storm);<\/p>\n<p> February 14 \u2014 Kp 4 (active phase);<\/p>\n<p> February 15 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 16 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 17 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 18 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 19 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 20 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity);<\/p>\n<p> February 21 \u2014 Kp 4 (activity).<\/p>\n<p> The most noticeable geomagnetic disturbance is predicted in the middle of the month &#8211; February 13, when the development of a weak magnetic storm is possible.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The geomagnetic situation around Earth will remain generally stable throughout February. However, disturbances will not be completely avoided &#8211; space weather forecasters are warning of at least one period of magnetic storm. This forecast is contained in a 27-day space weather review released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The level of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1330979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76878],"class_list":["post-1349829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1330979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}