GOES-16 Day Cloud Phase Distinction RGB imagery at 1801 UTC on 6 January 2025, above, show evidence (in greenish yellow) of a glaciated band of cloudiness that is a Lake Effect snow band that deposited from 3-6″ over extreme southeast Wisconsin, in Kenosha and Racine counties. The toggle with the radar emphasizes how Day... Read More

Hourly GOES-18 infrared imagery (10.3 µm), above, shows the development of strong convection to the south of the Samoan Islands during the morning hours of 6 January (on American Samoa) or 7 January (Independent Samoa). Is this the start of a tropical system? Total Precipitable Water (MIMIC TPW) imagery from microwave data,... Read More