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
Geosphere Night Microphysics RGB imagery on 11 July 2024, below, shows a signal developing over (what was eventually called) the Cow Valley fire in rural eastern Oregon. The new fire developed just north of the Bonita Springs fire and to the west of the Huntington Mutual Aid fire. A consistent signal... Read More
Oregon has seen triple-digit (o Fahrenheit) heat in early July 2024. (Here are records for 9 July) The animation below shows GOES-18 Land Surface Temperatures on 9 July. This hourly level-2 product is created in clear skies. It shows warmest values between 2100 and 2200 UTC on 9 July 2024. Land Surface Temperature imagery is... 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
