A prolonged eruptive period of Popocatépetl occurred during 23-30 October 2024. An animation of GOES-16 (GOES-East) Nighttime Microphysics RGB + daytime True Color RGB images from the CSPP GeoSphere site (above) displayed the volcanic plumes — which often exhibited brighter shades of magenta at night, and a hazy appearance during the day —... Read More
Strong convection developed over southern Lake Michigan early in the morning on 5 August, as depicted in the animation above. Multiple pilot reports of moderate turbulence occurred in/near the developing convection. Gravity waves developed on the upwind side of the deep convection, shown in the enhancement above as darker blue... Read More
This blog post shows satellite imagery with a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER that encountered severe turbulence while flying over southern Myanmar (information from flightradar) at 0749 UTC on 21 May 2024. This graphic from Sarah Griffin, CIMSS, shows the turbulence location/time; other graphics/animations from this event are in this directory that Sarah Griffin created.LightningCast probabilities... Read More
A period of high-based convection to the east and northeast of Hawaii was producing occasional lighting on 3 June 2024, as shown in the animation above. LightningCast Probabilities plotted show values around 50%, and lightning is occurring. Note that the Flash Extent Density colorbar has been modified to have a... Read More
