1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Infrared Window images (above) showed Tropical Depression Nine on 06 October 2026 as it eventually developed into Tropical Storm Isaias in the southern Gulf of Mexico by 0900 UTC on 07 October. Plots of GLM Flash Points depicted the lightning activity within the slowly-organizing tropical storm.... Read More
It’s time to grab an apple cider donut and a pumpkin spice latte if you’re in the upper Midwest, because fall has arrived in the northern regions of the central United States. In the upper peninsula of Michigan, freeze warnings are out, and while other parts of the Midwest might... Read More
The launch of SpaceX Starship Flight 14 occurred at 12:48 UTC on 28 September 2026, from their Starbase facility along the South Texas coast. 1-minute imagery was not available for this launch — as it was for several previous Starship launches, most recently Flight 11 and Flight 9 — but the CONUS Sector GOES-19... Read More
5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Water Vapor images (above) included plots of surface pressure contours and surface fronts — which showed the evolution of a strong Nor’easter (Mean Sea Level Pressure anomaly) that produced high winds and/or heavy rainfall from Maryland to Maine (WPC Storm Summary) from 25 September – 27 September 2026. There were a few METAR sites... Read More
