While longtime residents of the Great Lakes region are familiar with lake breezes, their opposite, land breezes can also impact local weather conditions. In the spring and summer, the density difference in the air over the warm land and the cool lake induces a breeze that blows cold air ashore.... Read More

When you hear about the lake effect, you almost always think about the Great Lakes, whose impacts on local weather and climate are well-known across the upper Midwest and into the northeast. It may, then, seem odd to consider a lake effect event in North Dakota. However, if conditions are... Read More

One of the most popular GOES products is the True Color RGB. There’s a lot to like about it: a constantly updating full color view of the planet, watching clouds swirl above sapphire seas and emerald forests. It can be positively mesmerizing to watch loops of this product, at least... Read More

As mentioned in Wednesday’s blog post, a significant geomagnetic storm continued to make impacts last night, with many across the central and northern portions of North America able to relatively easily spot the aurora borealis for the second night in a row. As anyone who has watched the aurora from the ground... Read More