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 - 23:02 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 03:02 UTC
GOES-East Full Disk - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0151 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0156 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0201 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0206 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0211 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0216 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0221 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0226 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0231 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0236 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0241 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0246 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.