Water Vapor Satellite Imagery

Satellite images courtesy of nesdis satellite services division noaa.

Water vapor satellite imagery.

Imagery and loops on this site are intended for informational purposes only they are not considered operational. You can advance the imagery by placing your cursor over the image and using your mouse s. Mid level water vapor ir 3 oct 2020 09 01 utc. You can also use the layers icon to view the infrared and water vapor imagery.

The module introduces the concept and function of the water vapor channel of satellite imagery and teaches how to interpret and apply data obtained from the water vapor channel. More images on the nhc sst page. This web site should not be used to support operational observation forecasting emergency or disaster mitigation operations either public or private. The data products and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only.

The dvorak technique and descriptions of the image enhancements are available. This website is supported on a monday friday basis so outages may occur without notice. Zoom in on different locations and capture and download images using the camera icon. Click the map on the left to see the latest 24 hour imagery of the western hemisphere and pacific ocean from our geostationary operational environmental satellite system goes.

While derived from operational satellites the data products and imagery available on this website are intended for informational purposes only. The highest humidities will be the whitest areas while dry regions will be dark. This self paced interactive tutorial enables learners to discover practical uses for water vapor imagery from weather satellites. See the latest united states water vapor weather satellite map.

In this imagery bright blue and white areas indicate the presence of high water vapor or moisture content whereas dark orange and brown areas indicate little or no moisture present. The hurricane watch net amateur radio serving the national hurricane center and mankind since 1965. Water vapor satellite pictures indicate how much moisture is present in the upper atmosphere approximately from 15 000 ft to 30 000 ft. The hwn provides up to date tropical weather information for the atlantic and eastern pacific.

The ineractive map makes it easy to navitgate around the globe. Water vapor imagery is created using a wavelength sensitive to the moisture content in the atmosphere. Water vapor image loop poes composite daily sea surface temperatures atlantic current image loop e pacific current image loop note.