GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testingThe National Football League football game between the destined-to-win Green Bay Packers and the woeful Chicago Bears was interrupted by lightning at the end of the First Quarter on Thursday 29 September 2017. The animation of GOES-16 “Clean Window” 10.3... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *After its final 2 days of northward motion as a Category 1 storm well southeast of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Hurricane Maria was downgraded to a Tropical Storm at 2100 UTC on 26 September 2017. A... Read More
Mostly clear skies over Puerto Rico early on 25 September 2017 allowed the Day Night Band on Suomi NPP to observe man-made sources of light on that island as shown in the image above (Courtesy of William Straka, CIMSS). (A previous example on this blog showed lights through clouds). A similar view is available... Read More
* GOES-16 data posted on this page are preliminary, non-operational and are undergoing testing *Hurricane Maria was downgraded to a Category 2 storm at 12 UTC on 24 September 2017 (above), when it was located about halfway between Miami and Bermuda.GOES-16 “Red” Visible (0.64 µm) and “Clean” Infrared Window (10.3 µm) images... Read More
