Thin Dry Strip On Water Vapor Satellite
There is a neat feature in the following water vapor satellite image: Notice the strip of dry air (orangish-yellow colors) stretching all the way from Lake Superior to the small
View ArticleMajor Blocking Continues In The Northeast Pacific
It’s been 79 days since I had a drop of rain at my house in southwest Oregon. Indian summer is in full swing with cool nights and stunningly beautiful, sunny,
View ArticleFirst Big Fall Nor’Wester of 2012 In PacNW
As expected, today was pretty wet, windy, and wild over much of the Pacific Northwest. This was part three and the crescendo of a weekend long series of storms. Here
View ArticleVIIRS Sensor Captures Typhoon Bopha In Incredible Detail Just Before It Hits...
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is an instrument package riding aboard the National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, and it has captured some spectacular images,...
View ArticleImpressive “Comma” Cloud Over PacNW Yesterday
We had one of the more impressive comma clouds come ashore yesterday that I’ve seen since I’ve lived here. It’s called a comma cloud for, I think, obvious reasons. But
View ArticleMore Cool Ship Tracks On Satellite
I’ve posted about ship tracks before (like here, where I describe what they are), but there were quite a few of them today – worthy of another look, I thought.
View ArticleSevere Clear In The Pacific Northwest
It won’t be news to anyone who lives in the Pacific Northwest, but it was quite a nice day over the region on Wednesday. It is pretty rare for it
View ArticleFirst Tropical Storm of 2013 Forms In The Pacific – Meet Alvin!
Tropical Storm Alvin is developing off (way off, that is) the Pacific coast of Mexico today. We got a nice pass from one of the polar orbiters today and MODIS
View ArticleBeautiful Golden Spiral On Satellite Again
Nature makes amazing things, like this storm shaped like a golden spiral. Remember, you can get these posts faster and easier on The Weather Guru’s Facebook Page. Go there, like it, and sit back and...
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