Satellite Image of the Day: October 12, 2004
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NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image shows a daily national weather prediction

Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

 The snow-peaked Rockies in Colorado
Here in the east, we don't think about this as much. But the extreme elevations of the Rocky Mountains already have a considerable amount of snow cover.
In this image, snow has already accumulated in the Rockies, the highest of which are located in Colorado.
Click on the image below for a higher-resolution (~100k) version.