Magnetic storms in Irkutsk Oblast
Kp index and storm forecast for cities of Irkutsk Oblast.
Cities of the region
- Irkutsk623,869
- Bratsk256,600
- Angarsk243,158
- Ust'-Ilimsk100,271
- Usol'ye-Sibirskoye85,900
- Cheremkhovo57,395
- Tulun51,330
- Ust'-Kut48,202
- Shelekhov47,459
- Sayansk43,949
- Nizhneudinsk38,723
- Tayshet37,766
- Zima33,323
- Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy28,456
- Vikhorevka22,500
- Slyudyanka18,809
- Markova17,756
- Chunskiy16,199
- Bodaybo15,933
- Baykal'sk15,600
▸About magnetic storms: Irkutsk Oblast
Magnetic storms in Irkutsk Oblast (Russia) today: planetary Kp = 0.0 (G0). The database holds 20 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 Irkutsk Oblast use the same planetary Kp, but the local impact is computed individually per coordinates.
How a magnetic storm may manifest in Irkutsk Oblast: 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.