Satellite Image of the Day: November 16, 2004
 (click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)

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

 Let it snow!
Winter is fast approaching for the northern climes: The eastern part of Canada has a light snow cover in this image.
You can also see the beginnings of the ice that will eventually cover Hudson Bay.
For the time being, the St. Lawrence River is free of ice, but that will change in the coming months.
Click on the image below for a higher-resolution (~100k) version.