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.
27 Mar 2023 - 01:12 EDT
27 Mar 2023 - 05:12 UTC
GOES-East Full Disk - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0401 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0406 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0411 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0416 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0421 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0426 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0431 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0436 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0441 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0446 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0451 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent density over GeoColor - 27 Mar 2023 - 0456 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.