Satellites - DAN'S WILD WILD WEATHER PAGE

Current Infrared Satellite Image

Here is an Infrared satellite image... it is really just a picture of temperatures. A special camera on the GOES satellite takes infrared pictures. In this picture warm areas show up as dark... cold areas gray and real cold areas show up as bright white. The higher a cloud is, the colder it is, so, really high clouds are real cold and show up as bright white.... so do the tops of tall thunderstorms.

You Can click on the picture below to see the full resolution. This picture was taken from space less than 30 minutes ago!! Are you able spot any thunderstorms in this picture? How about some high stringy cirrus clouds? They usually form near the jet stream. Look at the oceans... can you tell where the water is warm and where it is colder?