Magnetic storms in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kp index and storm forecast for cities of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Cities of the region
- Koeln963,395
- Duesseldorf620,523
- Essen593,085
- Dortmund588,462
- Duisburg504,358
- Bochum385,729
- Wuppertal360,797
- Bielefeld331,906
- Bonn330,579
- Muenster270,184
- Gelsenkirchen270,028
- Aachen265,208
- Moenchengladbach261,742
- Krefeld237,984
- Oberhausen219,176
- Hagen198,972
- Hamm178,967
- Herne172,108
- Muelheim170,921
- Solingen164,359
- Leverkusen162,738
- Neuss152,457
- Paderborn142,161
- Recklinghausen122,438
- Bottrop119,909
- Remscheid117,118
- Nippes113,487
- Porz am Rhein113,415
- Rodenkirchen110,158
- Siegen107,242
- Bergisch Gladbach106,184
- Moers103,487
- Witten101,247
▸About magnetic storms: North Rhine-Westphalia
Magnetic storms in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) today: planetary Kp = 0.0 (G0). The database holds 33 cities in the region with live geomagnetic data and forecasts.
Pick a city from the list to see detailed information: local time, geomagnetic latitude, distance to the nearest magnetic observatory, 3-day Kp chart with forecast and aurora visibility chance. All cities in North Rhine-Westphalia use the same planetary Kp, but the local impact is computed individually per coordinates.
How a magnetic storm may manifest in North Rhine-Westphalia: at Kp ≥ 5, weather-sensitive people can have headaches, blood-pressure swings, sleep disruption. At Kp ≥ 7, GPS navigation and shortwave radio may glitch. At Kp ≥ 8 — power-grid issues. Data from NOAA SWPC, updated every 10 minutes.