GOES-16 ABI and GLM data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing The GOES-16 Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) has achieved Beta Maturity and is being distributed via GOES Rebroadcast (GRB). A release of McIDAS-X slated for September 2017 has a GLM display, prototyped above.  GLM data processing... Read More

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingHigh Dewpoints in mid-Summer in the Upper Midwest often leads to stratus and fog over Lake Superior. Such was the case on 10 July 2017, with dewpoints in the 50s and 60s F (GOES-16 Visible images with surface observations) and mid-lake water temperatures... Read More

GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingVery heavy rain (4-5″) fell over parts of southwestern Wisconsin early on 10 July 2017 as a Mesoscale Convective System traversed the Upper Midwest (0831 UTC VIIRS Infrared vs Day/Night Band). The animation above blends the Clean Window (10.3 µm) from GOES-16... Read More

* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *As southern California experienced a record-setting heatwave, 2 large wildfires were burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties on 08 July 2017: the Alamo Fire and the Whittier Fire. GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm)... Read More