GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing.A late-season snow storm dropped a band of heavy snow over Colorado, western Kansas and western Nebraska on 29-30 April 2017. In the visible image above from sunrise on 1 May 2017, it is difficult to guess where... Read More

Reflectance values detected near Solar Noon over thick clouds can exceed 1 (i.e., the albedo will exceed 100%) because of contributions (caused by scattering) to a pixel from neighboring pixels. A fix that allows for these larger-than-one reflectance values in the GOES-16 Processing is scheduled to take place in July.... Read More

** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **As pointed out by NWS Caribou: Beautiful gravity waves over Gulf of Maine today, at several different levels too! #GOES16 data is preliminary, non-operational. #mewx pic.twitter.com/jbQEbAnPzz — NWS Caribou (@NWSCaribou) April 27, 2017 numerous packets of wave... Read More

** The GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational data and are undergoing testing. **A daytime comparison of GOES-16 ABI “Blue” Visible (0.47 µm), “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images (above; also available as an MP4 animation) displayed the smoke plume and “hot spots” (black to yellow to... Read More