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.
18 Mar 2024 - 23:43 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 03:43 UTC
GOES-West CONUS - Band 3
1 hour loop - 12 images - 5 minute update
To enlarge, pause animation & click the image. Hover over popups to zoom. Use slider to navigate.
While GOES animation code will not run on older Internet Explorer browsers,
they work in the newest versions of Microsoft Edge. If you are using
Internet Explorer, please try a different browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or
MS Edge are all supported.
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0241 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0246 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0251 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0256 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0301 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0306 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0311 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0316 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0321 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0326 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0331 UTC
Band 3 - 0.86 µm - Veggie - Near IR - 19 Mar 2024 - 0336 UTC
0.86 µm - "Veggie" Band - 1 km resolution - Combining band 3 (a near-infrared or "reflective" band), along with the 0.64 µm ("red") ABI Band 2, will be used for detecting daytime clouds, fog, and aerosols and for calculating a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), hence its nickname the "veggie" band.
Band 3 is a visible channel and is therefore black during nighttime hours.