Polar Orbiting Satellite Images

• MODIS Today [Real time MODIS imagery accessible via web browser]
• MODIS Direct Broadcast Products at SSEC (University of Wisconsin, Madison) – Real-Time and historical MODIS images and data.
• Polar Mapped Mosaic Composites

POES Composite  -  (Daily Sea Surface Temperatures)

• Atlantic Current  Image - Loop
• E Pacific Current  Image - Loop
• Past SST Images

Global Montage and Composite Satellite Images

• Latest Global Montage
• Two-week global montage movie
  • MPEG format
  • AniS Java format

• Real-Time U.S. Composite Satellite Image

• Morphed Integrated Microwave Imagery at CIMSS – Total Precipitable Water (MIMIC-TPW)
• Winds and Analysis
• GOES EAST – Images and Loops (movies) – [Some of the combination that are separately detailed below are available from this menu page for different basins.]
• IR Imagery with low-level winds
• 24-hour grid of all winds with analysis
• Layer Mean Wind Analysis
• Saharan Air Layer Analysis

• Mesoscale winds [Menu]

SEE ALSO

• World Now
• PDA Animated Weather (PAW)
• Latest Satellite Imagery [US NHC]
• Weather
• Wildfires

MeteoSat-7

• Real-Time Indian Ocean UW-CIMSS Menu

MODIS

• Rapid Response System
• Modis Aqua
• Modis Terra

Volcano Watch Satellite Images

• SSEC Volcano Watch
  
• Michigan Tech Volcano page

GOES

• GOES PROJECT SCIENCE
• Latest WEST full disk
• Latest EAST full disk

• GOES-East/Meteosat-9/MTSAT – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – Atlantic Region
• MTSAT/GOES-West/GOES-East – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – Pacific Region
• Meteosat-7/MTSAT/GOES-West – Infrared Mosaic Color Background  – South Pacific Region

Satellite Imagery  (GOES 11 Floater/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor (wide view)
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• Central Pacific – Visible
• Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Central Pacific – Infrared
• Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Loops/ Satellite Animations

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• Central Pacific – Visible
• Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Central Pacific – Infrared
• Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Satellite Imagery (GOES 12 Floater/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

• West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• West Atlantic – Visible
• West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• West Atlantic – Infrared
• West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Atlantic – Water Vaopr
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean – Visible (Colorized)
• Gulf of Mexico – Infrared
• Gulf of Mexico – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Gulf of Mexico – Water Vapor
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible
• Gulf of Mexico – Visible (Colorized)

• Central Atlantic – Infrared
• Central Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Central Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Central Atlantic – Visible
• Central Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

• Northwest Atlantic – Infrared
• Northwest Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Visible
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – Infrared
• Eastern U.S./West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

Loops/ Satellite Animations (GOES 12; NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement) – JXTpSCT

• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Water Vapor
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Visible
• Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Sector – Infrared

• West Atlantic – Water Vapor
• West Atlantic – Visible
• West Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• West Atlantic – Infrared
• West Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible
• Northwest Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Atlantic – Infrared
• Northwest Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement) – NCrASAT

Satellite Imagery (MTSAT/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Water Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West-Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• West-Central Pacific – Visible
• West-Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West-Central Pacific – Infrared
• West-Central Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Pacific – Water Vapor
• Northwest Pacific – Visible
• Northwest Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Pacific – Infrared
• Northwest Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Pacific – Visible
• West Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Pacific – Infrared
• West Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

MTSAT/ NOAA

• Tropical West Pacific – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Visible
• Tropical West Pacific – Infrared
• Tropical West Pacific – Enhanced IR

• West Pacific/South China Sea – Water Vapor
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Visible
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Infrared
• West Pacific/South China Sea-  Enhanced IR

Loops/Animations (MTSAT/NOAA/SSD)

• Storm-Centered – Water Vapor
• Storm-Centered – Visible
• Storm-Centered – Visible (Colorized)
• Storm-Centered – Infrared
• Storm-Centered – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• West Pacific – Infrared
• West Pacific – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• West Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Pacific – Visible
• West Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Infrared
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Enhanced IR
• West Pacific/South China Sea – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Infrared
• Tropical West Pacific – Enhanced IR
• Tropical West Pacific – Water Vapor
• Tropical West Pacific – Visible

• West Central Pacific – Water Vapor
• West Central Pacific – Visible
• West Central Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• West Central Pacific – Infrared
• West Central Pacific IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

• Northwest Pacific – Water Vapor
• Northwest Pacific – Visible
• Northwest Pacific – Visible (Colorized)
• Northwest Pacific – Infrared
• Northwest Pacific IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)

NRL/Navy

• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Infrared
• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Water Vapor
• Eastern Atlantic/North Africa – Visible

Meteosat 9/NOAA/SSD

• East Atlantic – Infrared
• East Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• East Atlantic – Water Vapor
• East Atlantic – Visible
• East Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)
• Northeast Atlantic – Infrared
• Northeast Atlantic – IR (Aviation Color Enhancement)
• Northeast Atlantic – Water Vapor
• Northeast Atlantic – Visible
• Northeast Atlantic – Visible (Colorized)

MTSAT/NPMOC/JTWC

• No longer available.

Additional Links:

LandSat

• EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer

METEOSAT-8  (6 hour updates)

• Eastern Atlantic
  Visible  Image - Loop
  IR AVN  Image - Loop
  IR Shortwave  Image - Loop
  IR Dvorak*  Image - Loop
  IR Unenhanced  Image - Loop
  IR JSL  Image - Loop
  IR RGB  Image - Loop
  IR Funktop  Image - Loop
  IR Rainbow  Image - Loop
  Water Vapor  Image - Loop

DMSP SSM/I
Microwave Imagery

• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop
• Gulf of Mexico
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop
• Northwest Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop
• East Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop

• East Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop
• Central Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop
• Northeast Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
  Surface Winds  Image - Loop

AMSU Imagery

• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
• Gulf of Mexico
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
• Northwest Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
• East Atlantic
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop

• East Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
• Central Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop
• Northeast Pacific
  Precipitable Water  Image - Loop
  Rain Rate  Image - Loop

NASA TRMM Imagery

• East and Central Pacific
  Rain Rate  Image
• Western Atlantic and Caribbean
  Rain Rate  Image
• Gulf of Mexico
  Rain Rate  Image
• East Atlantic
  Rain Rate  Image

NOTE:  More images on the SST page.

NOAA Satellite Services Division (SSD) Imagery

• Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• Eastern and Central Pacific

Digital Typhoon Org – Real-time Typhoon Information

Satellite Images (Earth)

• IR : 512 x 512
• IR : 2048 x 2048
• VIS : 512 x 512
• VIS : 2048 x 2048
• VIS : 4096 x 4096
• VIS : 8192 x 8192
• Wallpaper : 1024 x 768 (PDF)

Animation (Movie)

• Last 24 Hours : MPEG / WMV
• Last 120 Hours : MPEG / WMV
• Last 240 Hours : MPEG / WMV

Satellite Images (Regions)

• Western North Pacific
• South East Asia
• Oceania
• Northern Indian Ocean
• Around Japan
• EUMETSAT

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If you are experiencing difficulties accessing the images, try these sites:

 

• ERS-2 Scatterometer Winds
• QuikSCAT Scatterometer Winds
• More AMSU Products from CIRA
• RAMSDIS Online – Tropical
• NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center
• The Geostationary Satellite Server – Tropical Page
• NCAR-RAP Real Time Weather Data (CONUS Only)
• NOAA/NESDIS Office of Research and Applications FPDT
• NOAA/NESDIS ORA Storm Centered Derived Winds
• University of Wisconsin CIMSS Tropical Cyclones

Satellite images courtesy of NESDIS Satellite Services Division (NOAA).
IR CIMMS color images, where noted, are courtesy of CIMSS University of Wisconsin-Madison.