Every-minute true-color imagery from the CSPP Geosphere site (above) shows the quick development of the Hughes Fire in Los Angeles county. This event developed during a time of Red Flag Warnings over Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, as shown in the screenshot image from NWS Los Angeles below.How did NGFS detections do with fire... Read More

GOES-16 Upper-level water vapor infrared imagery for the 2.5 days ending at 1331 UTC on 22 January 2025, above as an mp4 (click here for a 125-megabyte animated gif) shows an active subtropical jetstream initially across the Gulf States. The jet deforms as an impulse drops south through California. Note... Read More

While Wisconsin endures a very cold airmass without the brightening benefit of snow, various satellites continue to take spectacular imagery.  The GOES-16 True Color imagery above, from the CSPP Geosphere site, shows a clear scene and snowless features over southern Wisconsin (except over Racine and Kenosha counties in far southeast WI where... Read More

CIMSS Scientists are adding more Level 2 GOES products (from both GOES-East and GOES-West) to Geosphere. The animation above shows Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) (on the left) and True Color imagery (on the right). The images highlight smoke from fires near Los Angeles on 9 January 2025. The individual AOD... Read More