Satellite Snapshots

Our dynamic planet changes constantly.

This compendium of recent featured views showcases the most significant weather and environmental events from around the world.

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Satellite Snapshots

NOAA Satellites See the Birth of Tropical Storm Delta

On Oct. 5, 2020, NOAA's GOES-East satellite watched Tropical Storm Delta form in the Caribbean…
October 5, 2020
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The Tempest: Storm Alex Slams Into France

On October 2, 2020, EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-11 satellite viewed Storm Alex as it transversed…
October 2, 2020
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NOAA Satellites Watch as California Burns

October 01, 2020 On September 27, 2020, NOAA’s GOES-West satellite continued watching the spate of…
October 1, 2020
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GOES-West Saw an Eyeful from Space on Tuesday

GOES-West captured this dynamic GeoColor imagery of North America, where wildfires have been…
September 26, 2020
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NOAA’s GOES-16 Sees the Autumnal Equinox

It’s officially autumn in the Northern Hemisphere—the season when days get shorter as that half of…
September 22, 2020
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Sally's Total Rainfall Really Added Up

CMORPH (NOAA Climate Prediction Center MORPHing technique) showed total rainfall produced by…
September 18, 2020
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NOAA-20 Spots Rare Mediterranean Hurricane-Like Storm

The NOAA-20 satellite zoomed in on a hurricane-like storm over the Mediterranean, known as a "…
September 18, 2020
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NOAA-20 Shows Nighttime Lights and Hurricane Sally

Day/Night band imagery shows us nighttime views of clouds and lights. This image was captured by…
September 15, 2020

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