A selection of several GOES ABI loops during 2022 and 2023 showcased the diverse range of features observed, which included volcanic ash plumes, hurricanes, convection, fog, smoke, fires, dust and ice. It’s very hard to choose just one event from

EUMETSAT Meteosat-9 Infrared Window (10.8 µm) images, from 1800 UTC on 13th December to 0700 UTC on 15th December [click to play animated GIF | MP4] EUMETSAT Meteosat-9 Infrared Window (10.8 µm) images (above) showed Category 4 Cyclone Chido as

1-minute GOES-18 Shortwave Infrared (3.9 µm) images, from 0631-2130 UTC on 10th December [click to play MP4 animation] 1-minute Mesoscale Domain Sector GOES-18 (GOES-West) Shortwave Infrared images (above) displayed a pronounced thermal signature associated with the Franklin Fire, which began

GOES-East Night Fog Brightness Temperature Difference (10.3 µm – 3.9 µm) and Nighttime microphysics RGB, 1346 UTC pm 9 December 2024 (click to enlarge) Fog and Low Clouds are an important hazard with respect to air and surface travel. How

The GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) have been around since 1975, although there were earlier non-operational versions operated by NASA, such as ATS, which carried UW/Madison’s Verner Suomi‘s Spin-Scan Cloudcover Camera. The ATS was followed by the SMS, which carried

GOES-16 Red Visible (0.64 µm) images from 1401-2201 UTC on 04 December, with/without plots of 15-minute METAR surface reports (cyan), Snow Squall Warnings (red polygons) and Winter Weather Advisories (purple polygons). Interstate Highways are plotted in dotted violet. [click to