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.
4 Dec 2023 - 05:45 EST
4 Dec 2023 - 10:45 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0931 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0936 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0941 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0946 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0951 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 0956 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1001 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1006 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1011 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1016 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1021 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 04 Dec 2023 - 1026 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.