Nighttime views of lake effect snow bands over Lake Superior
![Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) images, with morning minimum temperatures at Embarrass, Minnesota [click to enlarge]](https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/01/180104-180106_suomi_npp_viirs_DayNightBand_Lake_Superior_les_bands_Embarrass_MN_min_temp_anim.gif)
Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) images, with morning minimum temperatures at Embarrass, Minnesota [click to enlarge]
Lake effect snow is finally coming to an end across most of the U.P. Here's a look at the 3-day snowfall totals across the region. https://t.co/yoXTpCNRbh pic.twitter.com/rWIGnvFRhf
— NWS Marquette (@NWSMarquette) January 6, 2018
For perspective, the daily morning minimum temperatures at Embarrass, Minnesota are also plotted on the images — on these 3 days Embarrass was the coldest official site in the US (including Alaska).
The VIIRS images were captured by the Space Science and Engineering Center direct broadcast ground station.