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.
19 Mar 2024 - 01:35 EDT
19 Mar 2024 - 05:35 UTC
GOES-West Full Disk - Geostationary Lightning Mapper
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Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0421 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0426 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0431 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0436 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0441 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0446 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0451 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0456 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0501 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0506 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0511 UTC
Geostationary Lightning Mapper - Lightning flash extent over GeoColor - 19 Mar 2024 - 0516 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.