Yes the bands are down today. This article explains the propagation report beyond just SN, SFI, A and K. See QRZ for the prop report. To me it looks like the earth is being blasted by a fast and dense solar wind.
Article:
https://noji.com/hamradio/pdf-ppt/noji/Noji-Article-Band-Conditions-Banner.pdfToday:
SFI 165 (good)
A 18 (approaching minor geomagnetic storm)
K 3 (approaching minor geomagnetic storm)
X-Ray C1.0 (approaching moderate, not good)
304A 133 (almost good)
Proton flux 1940 (very high, not good)
Electron flux 3430 (heavy impact)
Bz 2.1 (ok)
SW 480 km/s (moderate)
Geomagnetic Field UNSETTLED
Sig Noise Lvl S2-S3