We are starting to see the onset of an active period of tropical development in the eastern Pacific basin. Over the weekend of 18-19 July 2026, two separate systems were experiencing different stages of their life: Elida was dying out near the west coast of Mexico while Fausto was starting... Read More
The dominant weather story across much of the central United States remains the continuing impact of the Minnesota and Ontario wildfires on the air quality in the upper Midwest. You can see just how impactful the smoke was by looking at this slider of two images from the Blog’s home... Read More
Friend of the Blog Patrick Ayd, Science Operations Officer at NWS Duluth, passed on this interesting observation from the morning of 15 July 2026. The ongoing wildfires in Minnesota and Ontario, which we discussed in a blog post a few days ago, show up amazingly well when looking at the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB). The... Read More
Much of the time when we look at weather satellites, we’re using them to look at clouds: where are they, how fast are they moving, are they growing or dissipating, things like that. Right now, however, the dominant story across much of the continental United States is a persistent heat... Read More
