GOES-18 Upper Level water vapor infrared imagery, above, (source) shows a stream of upper-level moisture moving over southeastern Alaska on the east side of a cyclonic system over western Alaska on 27 January 2025. This large storm moved warm and moist air northward into Alaska; several stations tied record warm... Read More
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
