Created by combining the latest half-hourly images from NOAA's GOES East and West satellites, this GOES color-enhanced infrared imagery shows the locations of the active weather systems over the continental United States on January 20, 2017. According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are possible for portions of the Gulf Coast states and, out West, widespread rain and mountain snow is expected to spread from coastal areas to the Interior West. Infrared imagery, which is usef

Looking for real-time satellite imagery? NOAA's advanced satellites provide constant monitoring of global weather events around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The GOES East and West satellites provide frequently updated visible and infrared images of the U.S. territories every 30 minutes, while the Suomi NPP satellite provides highly detailed images of the planet every day. This colorized infrared imagery, showing the last three days of weather over the United States, is just one e

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