Solar storm warning: Charged particles from Sun to 'sideswipe' Earth - impact predicted - Daily Express

If the CME does strike, it may lead to some minor geomagnetic unrest (solar storms) around the planet.

Space Weather said: "Minor geomagnetic storms are possible on December 3 when a CME might sideswipe Earth's magnetic field.

Scientists rank these storms on a scale of "G1 Minor" to "G5 Extreme".

The SWPC explained: "A geomagnetic storm is a major disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the space environment surrounding Earth.

A Minor solar storm is fairly inconsequential though it can lead to weak power grid fluctuations and mess with satellite operations

At the other end of the scale, Extreme storms are very dangerous and cause entire power grids to collapse, trigger communication loss and cause auroras to appear as far south as Texas and Florida

The forecasters wrote: "No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms are expected