The southeastern 2/3 of Iowa received precipitation during the 24 to 48 hours preceding 12 UTC on 19 March 2022 — and GOES-16 (GOES-East) Day Snow-Fog RGB images (above) showed (1) a signature of the resultant moist soil (darker shades of green) across central and southeastern Iowa, along with (2) isolated patches of fresh snow... Read More
Ice coverage on Lake Superior has reached a seasonal peak. The image above shows VIIRS true-color imagery from Suomi-NPP (taken from the VIIRS Today website). Mostly clear skies over most of Superior on 14 March allowed for better estimates of ice cover on that day from VIIRS (more clouds were present on... Read More
Clear skies over the upper Midwest allowed an unobstructed view of the surface for VIIRS instrument on NOAA-20 and Suomi NPP. An ice-free Lake Michigan is apparent. Small patches of snow remain over Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin (ice-covered lakes remain as well); snow-covered surfaces and snow and ice-covered lakes appear... Read More
GOES-16 (GOES-East) Day Snow-Fog RGB and Nighttime Microphysics RGB images (above) showed a narrow band of clouds along the leading edge of an arctic cold front that was moving southeastward across North Dakota and Minnesota late in the day on 10 March 2022. Strong winds combined with snowfall from this narrow band produced snow squall... Read More
