GOES-18 Interleave Testing - Has ended. GOES-West data now supplied from operational GOES-17 satellite.
GOES-18 expected to become operational GOES-West in January 2023. See GOES-18 Interleave Testing for more information.
29 Sep 2023 - 17:43 EDT
29 Sep 2023 - 21:43 UTC
GOES-East Full Disk - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2026 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2031 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2036 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2041 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2046 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2051 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2056 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2101 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2106 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2111 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2121 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 29 Sep 2023 - 2126 UTC
GLM Extent Density of Lightning is the number of lightning flashes that occur within a grid cell over a given period of time. FED was the first GLM product routinely available to weather service forecasters. The FED product is the best single metric to convey both the quantity and extent of lightning activity. It is useful for both storm trending applications and to depict geographic coverage.
In this visualization, GLM is superimposed on a GeoColor background image.