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

Nighttime View of Another Storm off the U.S. East Coast

NOAA-20 polar-orbiting satellite captured this nighttime image of a strong secondary low pressure…
March 6, 2018
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Powerful March Nor'easter seen by GOES East

NOAA's GOES East satellite captured this dramatic image of last week's powerful nor'…
March 5, 2018
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U.S. Coast from GOES East; New GOES West Next

Since its launch, NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-16) satellite has demonstrated its critical capability for…
February 27, 2018
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Record February Warmth in the Eastern United States

Much like last February, unseasonable warmth spread across the southern and eastern United States…
February 21, 2018
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Cumulus Cloud Rows over the South

Multiple rows of cumulus clouds appear over Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in this image…
February 16, 2018
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NOAA GOES-East Captures East Coast 'Bomb Cyclone'

NOAA's GOES East satellite caught a dramatic view of the Bombogenesis 'Bomb Cyclone…
February 15, 2018
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Current Ice Cover on the Great Lakes

This color-enhanced imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument shows ice cover on…
February 13, 2018
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Tropical Cyclone Gita batters Tonga in the South Pacific

The Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 satellite captured this thermal infrared imagery…
February 12, 2018

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