NOAA and NASA recently released the first ABI (Advanced Baseline Imager) imagery from GOES-19. GOES-U was launched on June 25, 2024. The (Preliminary/Non-operational) GOES-19 ABI images on this page are from this very early stage. See the GOES-U launch as well the other GOES ABI monitored the rocket signature with rapid scan imagery), including the re-entry. GOES-19 is the final (fourth)... Read More

A positively-tilted upper-level trough generated severe thunderstorms across the eastern U.S. recently. The associated surface low-pressure system with attendant cold front spawned numerous severe storms from Mississippi to Ohio to Virigina.The LightningCast model picked up on this developing convection, providing 10-30 minutes of lead time to lightning initiation in many... Read More

The radiosonde profile from the balloon launch just before 0000 UTC 7 September, above, (imagery from the Wyoming Sounding site), shows a very moist airmass, with saturation from the surface up to 400 hPa, and relative dryess above that level. Total Precipitable Water was 63 mm.NOAA-20, NOAA-21 and Metop-C all provide NUCAPS (NOAA-Unique Combined Atmospheric... Read More

Lightning dashboard for Bismarck Airport, North Dakota.