Previous Satellite Images of the Day

February 24, 2008  the snow bring out the details in this image
February 18, 2008  Something is wrong in this picture--Hudson Bay in Canada should be iced over but it isn't!


2007 Archives

November 19, 2007 Jet contrails over Florida reveal themselves

November 3, 2007 The remnants of Noel

October 2, 2007 In the midst of the drought

September 25, 2007 Differences seen in the drought

August 29, 2007 Morning and evening clouds

August 22, 2007 The remains of Dean and Erin

August 19, 2007 Hurricane Dean takes aim at the Yucatan peninsula

August 19, 2007 Hurricane Dean comes into the picture over Jamaica

August 9, 2007 The heat is on!

August 2, 2007 If this storm were over the ocean...?

July 21, 2007 Patterns of human civilization from space

July 19, 2007 Yucatan peninsula and the Chicxulub impact crater

July 11, 2007 Flood and drought in the heartland

June 26, 2007 "Heat island" effect

June 18, 2007 The Gulf Stream "bounces" off of the NC coast

June 12, 2007 Signs of life (as seen from space)

June 4, 2007 Portend of things to come

June 1, 2007 The Rocky Mountains in the early morning light

May 29, 2007 The carvings of long-ago glaciers stand out in stark relief in Pennsylvania and New York

May 16, 2007 Smoke from the fires in Florida

May 10, 2007 Evening shadows

May 9, 2007 The last gasps of sub-tropical depression Andrea

May 8, 2007 If this were later in the year...

May 7, 2007 Portend of things to come

April 19, 2007 Atlantic Ocean swirls on a clear day

April 17, 2007 Icy lakes in Minnesota in the springtime

April 15, 2007 The 1,000 mile storm

April 12, 2007 The very end of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico

April 5, 2007 Anatomy of a cold front

March 26, 2007 Classic example of the "lake effect"

March 23, 2007 More amazing "cloud art" over the Atlantic Ocean

March 12, 2007 Too-early breakup of the ice on Hudson Bay

March 8, 2007 The convergence of the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

March 3, 2007 The view up and down eastern North America with the new NOAA 18 satellite

March 1, 2007 The Ouichita Mountains in Oklahoma and Arkansas

January 12, 2007 Amazing images of the clouds far out over the Atlantic Ocean

January 10, 2007 Flood plains around the southeast area


2006 Archives

December 18, 2006 Where's winter??

December 7, 2006 Cold front comin' through!

October 2, 2006 Where are all the hurricanes this year?

September 23, 2006 Remnants of Ernesto

September 2, 2006 Remnants of Ernesto

September 1, 2006 Tropical Storm Ernesto is weaker, but brings rain all along the eastern seaboard.

August 31, 2006 Tropical Storm (for the moment) Ernesto makes its way up the southeast coast.


2005 Archives

December 16, 2005 It's clearing up!

December 13, 2005 It's snowing!

December 8, 2005 It's snowing!

December 7, 2005 It's snowing!

December 5, 2005 It's snowing!

December 4, 2005 Let it snow!!

November 14, 2005 Low pressure system dominates the skies over Michigan

November 9, 2005 Fronts Collide

November 7, 2005 High Pressure System

October 29,2005  Human Encroachment and the Everglades

October 26,2005  Cloud and land temperature distribution

October 22,2005 Wilma makes landfall on the Yucatan

October 19,2005  Hurricane Wilma

October 18,2005  Hurricane Wilma

October 5, 2005 Tropical Storm Tammy

October 3, 2005    Temperature distribution across the Midwest

September 23, 2005  Hurricane Rita and it's defined eye

September 21, 2005 Hurricane Rita, evolution from a tropical storm to a hurricane in 24 hours

September 14, 2005 Hurricane Ophelia, RGB image now showing the clearly-defined eye of the hurricane

September 13, 2005 Tropical Storm Ophelia-thermal image showing the unconsolidated area that will eventually become the eye of the hurricane

September 12, 2005 Hurricane Ophelia

September 1, 2005 Hurricane Katrina

August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina, including an image looking right down into the eye of the hurricane

August 11, 2005 Hurricane Irene

July 25, 2005 Heat wave!

July 16, 2005 The rise and fall of Hurricane Dennis

July 7, 2005 The end of Tropical Depression Cindy and the beginning of Hurricane Dennis

July 1, 2005 Florida and Cuba seen across the Straits of Florida

June 30, 2005 Jet contrails revealed by water vapor image

June 29, 2005 The "life cycle" of a tropical depression (Arlene)

June 15, 2005 Cold front working its way across the country

June 14, 2005 Yes, there is still ice on Hudson Bay

June 2, 2005 Soggy southeast

May 31, 2005 Combined image of most of continental US

May 24, 2005 Potential (unrealized) storm cell

May 21, 2005 Weather systems driven eastward by the jet stream

May 19, 2005 Storm fronts in the Great Plains states

May 13, 2005 "The day after" a surprising snowstorm hit the upper plains states

March 22, 2005 The northern Appalachian Mountains in the spring

March 19, 2005 Convergence of the rivers

March 16, 2005 Ice breakup on Hudson Bays

March 12, 2005 The Gulf of Mexico, seen in the dark with infrared channels

February 27, 2005 Snowing yet again...

February 23, 2005 Snow is being brought (again) to the east coast

February 19, 2005 Three images from three days, showing the northern jet stream and the southern jet stream

February 18, 2005 The jet stream drives things eastward across the country

February 4, 2005 High pressure clears the skies in our area

February 3, 2005 Snow and ice hit the eastern seaboard

January 29, 2005 Anatomy of a snowstorm

January 25, 2005 Contrast in water and land temperatures

January 23, 2005 Cracks and fissures in the ice on Hudson Bay in Canada

January 22, 2005 Mid-latitude winter storm brings snow to the northeast

January 21, 2005 The jet stream is seen stretching across the country

January 19, 2005 Snow follows yesterday's cold front into the southeast

January 18, 2005 Cold front moves through the southeast

January 12, 2005 Snow cover in the Rockies, mountain waves in Mexico


2004 Archives

December 20, 2004 Arctic cold front pushes into the southeast from the Great Lakes region

November 16, 2004 First snows in eastern Canada

October 29, 2004 Two meteor impact craters in Canada

October 25, 2004 Photo centered on St. Louis, Missouri, site of Games 3 & 4 of the 2004 World Series

October 21, 2004 The Straits of Florida and the Florida Keys

October 19, 2004 The Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is shown in false color and temperature images

October 16, 2004 Thermal effects of bodies of water

October 13, 2004 The farmlands near the Mississippi River floodplains

October 12, 2004 The early-season snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado

October 11, 2004 Jet contrails over the midwest reveal themselves in infrared light

October 9, 2004 vapor swirls in the Atlantic Ocean may or may not turn into hurricanes

October 8, 2004 Early morning shadows illuminate Virginia's mountains

October 4, 2004 Merging of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in the heartland

September 29, 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne makes her way up the mid-Atlantic seaboard, dropping rain along the way

September 27, 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne makes her way up the southeastern coast

September 26, 2004 Hurricane Jeanne directly over central Florida

September 25, 2004 Hurricane Jeanne almost upon Florida

September 24, 2004 Hurricane Jeanne turns back towards Florida

September 22, 2004 Both Hurricanes Jeanne and Karl in one image

September 21, 2004 Three images showing the turning out to sea of Jeanne

September 20, 2004 Jeanne makes a dramatic northeast turn characteristic of hurricanes and Atlantic tropical storms

September 18, 2004 The remnants of Ivan and Jeanne 

September 17, 2004 Now-Tropical Storm Ivan drags across land, dumping rain along his path 

September 16, 2004 Hurricane Ivan makes landfall 

September 15, 2004 Hurricane Ivan and Tropical Storm Jeanne

September 14, 2004 Hurricane Ivan Pictures taken 24 hours apart, showing Ivan's inexorable movement.

September 13, 2004 Hurricane Ivan taking aim at the western edge of Cuba...maybe...

September 11, 2004 Hurricane Ivan with the eye passing just south of Jamaica.

September 10, 2004 Hurricane Ivan about 4 hours from Jamaica, predicted to create surges up to 8 feet!

September 9, 2004 Frances is leaving; Ivan is a Category 5 hurricane

September 8, 2004 Frances finally dissipating and pushed up through the mid-Atlantic states by a cold front.

September 7, 2004 Tropical Storm Frances pushed up through the southeastern states by a cold front.

September 6, 2004 Tropical Storm Frances creeping slowly across Florida.

September 4, 2004 Hurricane Frances creeping slowly towards Florida, prolonging the heavy rain inundating the state.

September 3, 2004 Hurricane Frances still approaching Florida, but losing power, downgrading herself to a Category 2 hurricane.

September 2, 2004 Hurricane Frances as a category 4 hurricane.

September 1, 2004 Hurricane Frances spinning up just northeast of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

August 28, 2004 Tropical Depression Seven (later named Tropical Storm Gaston) which soaked eastern Virginia and other places.

August 23, 2004 The morning fog outlines the mountain valleys around Radford University.

August 20, 2004 Virginia on a clear, sunny and humid afternoon

August 18, 2004 Clear skies after Hurricane Charley

August 16, 2004 The Greenland Ice Sheet

August 14, 2004 Hurricane Charley--Category 4 Intensity

August 13, 2004 Hurricane Charley works his way up the western coast of Florida

August 12, 2004 A weakened Tropical Depression Bonnie and  a stronger Hurricane Charley (over Cuba)

August 11, 2004 Tropical Storm Bonnie (Caribbean) and Hurricane Charley (near Cuba)

August 9, 2004 Another tropical storm...soon to be named Bonnie.

August 7, 2004 A nice view of Yellowstone National Park as seen from space.

August 6, 2004 The Appalachian Mountains seen from space.

August 5, 2004 Looking straight down into the eye of Hurricane Alex, far out to sea.

August 4, 2004 Hurricane Alex as it continues to head out to sea.

August 3, 2004 Hurricane (formerly a tropical storm) Alex has started to turn out to sea.

August 2, 2004 Tropical storm Alex continues its path towards the southeastern coast.

July 30, 2004 Tropical depression (soon to be "tropical storm Alex") moves towards the southeastern coast.

July 29, 2004 The beginnings of tropical storm Alex: Formation as an unnamed tropical depression out over the Atlantic.

July 15, 2004 The Atlantic Ocean's Gulf Stream is revealed by its governing of moisture in the air above it.

July 11, 2004 The "Four Corners" region of the U.S. along with the Grand Canyon.

July 9, 2004 The "Lake Effect" revealed over the Great Lakes.

July 7, 2004 Composite image showing the paths of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

July 6, 2004 Composite image of the United States and Canada.

July 5, 2004 "Can you spot where you live?" Heat island effects of cities.