Notice: As of 4:26 p.m. EDT,
the GOES-16 ABI Imager (GOES-East) is offline due to a reported thermal anomaly.
No GOES-East images will be updated while the satellite is offline.
As soon as data flow is restored, we will begin processing images and update the site.
GOES-West continues to operate normally.
7 Jul 2024 - 18:26 EDT
7 Jul 2024 - 22:26 UTC
GOES-East Mesoscale view - Band 9 at 32°N - 97°W - Hill County, TX
Half hour loop - 30 images - 1 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 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2154 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2155 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2156 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2157 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2158 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2159 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2200 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2201 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2202 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2203 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2204 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2205 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2206 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2207 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2208 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2209 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2210 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2211 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2212 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2213 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2214 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2215 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2216 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2217 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2218 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2219 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2220 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2221 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2222 UTC
Band 9 - 6.9 µm - Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR - 07 Jul 2024 - 2223 UTC
Band 9 key:
This band shows atmospheric temperatures in Celsius. Values in the red to yellow range represent a dry atmosphere. Values between yellow and white, including blue, represent a relatively moist atmosphere. Values colder than white, including green, represent clouds.
6.9 µm - "Mid-level Water Vapor" Band - 2 km resolution - Band 9 is the mid-level water vapor band. It is used for tracking middle-tropospheric winds, identifying jet streams, forecasting hurricane track and mid-latitude storm motion, monitoring severe weather potential, estimating mid-level moisture (for legacy vertical moisture profiles)and identifying regions where turbulence might exist. Surface features are usually not apparent in this band. Brightness Temperatures show cooling because of absorption of energy at 6.9 µm by water vapor.
The imager on GOES-16 features three mid-level water vapor bands instead of the single water vapor band on the GOES-13 Imager. The single water vapor band on GOES-13 contained a mixture of water vapor features over many levels of the troposphere, but GOES-16 enables us to focus on water vapor in the upper troposphere (band 8), the middle troposphere (band 9), or the lower troposphere (band 10). The GOES-13 Imager water vapor channel falls between ABI bands 8 and 9.
