The week began with moderate solar activity, which declined to low levels by mid‑week and remained low for the rest of the period, with only a slight gradual increase in X‑ray flux intensity that stayed within the B‑class range. Three low‑intensity M‑class flares occurred at the start of the week, one on each of the first three days. The most active day was March 18, when an M2.7 flare was produced, along with C2.7, C2.8, C2.9, and C3.6 flares. Other notable flares include an M2.8 and C5.9 on March 16, an M1.3 on March 17, and a C2.3 on March 19. All of these flares originated in the southern hemisphere, primarily from active region 14392. Two associated CMEs from the March 16 and March 18 M‑class flares arrived simultaneously on March 20.
Helioseismic mapping of the invisible hemisphere indicates that several active regions may rotate onto the Earth‑facing side within the next seven days. One of them is active region 14378, which crossed the west limb and moved to the far side about two weeks ago, has persisted and is expected to reappear at the east limb around March 24.
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