A negative-polarity coronal hole is turning into view, directly facing Earth today. Unlike the last coronal hole which drove a G3 storm at Earth, this one is slightly off-center in the Sun's northern hemisphere. Since the coronal hole is not squarely aimed at Earth, the CIR and high-speed stream may not hit us directly, but we should still feel their effects. The polarity of the hole is opposite of what is preferred at this time of year for the Russell-McPherron effect, but so was the last coron