Solar Flare 2025 Chances 2025. Solar flares are seen as bright areas on the sun โ they're an intense burst of radiation, linked to magnetic energy associated with sunspots. Solar cycle 25 is now underway and expected to peak with 115 sunspots in july 2025.
However, as the solar storm of 2025 looms, experts are focusing on a new potential casualty: Solar cycle 24 was a feeble cycle, peaking at 114 sunspots (the average is 179).