In the morning hours of 8 May 2026, some interesting low level cloud plumes appeared over or near the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The presence and cause of these clouds sparked some discussion around the Honolulu Forecast Office (who were gracious hosts of this blogger this past week) as it... Read More
During a period when American Samoa had been under a Flash Flood Watch, the Weather Service Office at Pago Pago requested that a GOES-18 (GOES-West) Mesoscale Domain Sector be positioned over the region (due to their lack of radar, satellite imagery can be a critical tool for monitoring the development of deep convection).... Read More
1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) GeoColor RGB images with an overlay of Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) Fire Detection polygons (above) provided a view of the smoke plume and thermal signature associated with the Sparks Fire, which began burning in eastern New Mexico during the afternoon hours on 28 April 2026. With the NGFS Fire... Read More
April 22, 2026: Happy Earth Day! The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. The idea was conceived by then Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson and an estimated 20 million Americans participated on that first day, which was approximately 10% of the US population back then. You can read... Read More
