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I took these images over the Atlantic earlier this week. Hurricane Ida underwent some rapid intensification overnight and is headed towards the Gulf Coast. Louisiana and Mississippi are braced for impact. In this image, you can see the eye and … Continue reading →

I took these images over the Atlantic earlier this week. The top image is of a developing Hurricane Henri, which is currently threatening the New England coastline. This image shows the good venting at the top, the spiral bands, but … Continue reading →

I took this image over South Dakota this afternoon. A few storms have fired along a boundary in western South Dakota this afternoon. Notice the two cells, one of which appears “smeared” towards the southeast. The upper-level winds in this … Continue reading →

I took this image over the southwest this morning. This image is taken in true color. Notice how the large “cloud” over Nevada, Utah and Colorado doesn’t quite look right. If you contrast its color to the clouds over the … Continue reading →

I took this image Saturday evening over southern California This image is taken in true color. At first, your eye is drawn to the boundary between visible and infrared imaging. The jaggedness of this line has to do with digitization, … Continue reading →

I took this image earlier today over New Mexico. I just really liked the very visible boundary running ahead of the cloud bank. Storms fired along this boundary later in the evening. Thank you for reading this post! Source: College … Continue reading →

I took this image earlier today over Texas. The skies are filled with fine cumulus clouds. To the west, the a few storms are blowing up along one boundary, perhaps the dryline. Over Louisiana, a few storms are forming near … Continue reading →

This week features a couple of images taken using different tools available through College of DuPage. Someone once asked me, “why use black and white images when color images are available?” It just depends on what you are looking for. … Continue reading →

This week’s image was taken earlier today over the Pacific Northwest. No relief today in terms of rain or cloud cover for the Pacific Northwest, through the temperatures have cooled a little. Look at the clouds just off the coast; … Continue reading →

This week’s image was taken earlier today over Montana. I have been playing with some of the tools available on the College of Dupage Satrad page, and this image came from the True Color RGB images. This satellite image shows … Continue reading →