For the second time during its life cycle, Typhoon Rai reached Category 5 intensity (ADT | SATCON) east of Vietnam during the 18-19 December 2021 period. JMA Himawari-8 Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images (above) showed cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures of -90C and colder at times around the eye. VIIRS Infrared Window... Read More
South Korea’s GK2A satellite (carrying the AMI instrument that is very similar to both AHI on Himawari-8 and ABI on GOES-16/GOES-17) is overhead on the Equator at 128 E Longitude, and satellite imagery (link) and products (link) are available online. The low-level Water Vapor animation (GK2A Band 10, 7.3 µm),... Read More
NOAA-20 True Color RGB and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images viewed using RealEarth (above) showed a large convective burst south of the center of Tropical Storm Nahtoh — located in the Philippine Sea — at 0356 UTC on 01 December 2021. A robust overshooting top near the center of the convective... Read More
A tropical cyclone has developed in the Bay of Bengal and is moving northwest across the Indian subcontinent. The system is forecast to continue bringing heavy rains to Southern India until Thursday. It has already caused damage, flooding, and loss of life in Sri Lanka and India.Animations showing water vapor... Read More
