The 1200 UTC sounding from Hilo HI (91285) was unavailable on 29 October 2024. (Here is the sounding from 0000 UTC). When such a failure happens, there is a backup: NUCAPS profiles show thermodynamic information that is retrieved from infrared

The Storm Prediction Center’s Fire Weather Outlook, issued at 1700 UTC on 28 October (link), shown below, shows a critical weather day over portions of Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The forecast office in Norman, OK, noted the fire risk, Red

GOES-18 Airmass RGB, 1500-1820 UTC on 28 October 2024 (click to enlarge) GOES-18 Airmass RGB imagery, above, from 1500-1820 UTC on 28 October, show light snow over much of central Alaska as a storm system moves into the state. Temperatures

GOES-18 Band 13 (Clean Window infrared, 10.3 µm) imagery, 1411 UTC 25 October through 0001 UTC 26 October 2024 (Click to enlarge) Infrared imagery over the Hawai’ian Islands on 25/26 October, below, shows convective development over Maui and Oahu. This

Sequence of Suomi-NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band (0.7 µm) and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images, with an overlay of METAR site surface winds (white) and Peak Wind gusts (cyan/red) on 25 October [click to play MP4 animaton] A sequence of Suomi-NPP

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center is currently monitoring two areas of interest of near Guam for potential tropical cyclone formation. The first, 99W, is located due east of Guam, while the second invest, 98W, is further southeast. During the local