Sometimes, we get distracted watching satellite loops of lows spinning in the gulf. Like this one! This loop starts late Monday evening and goes until Wednesday afternoon and shows the source of the rain that moved in today. NOAA Satellites #akwx

Water vapor imagery via NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ is showing a clash of air masses along the Gulf Coast this morning. Heavy rain is expected across the region, with Flood Watches and Warnings stretching from Texas to Alabama. Updates: weather.gov

Thu Sep 5: A trough of low pressure is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms across the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, including near the Louisiana and Texas coasts. Although development is unlikely, heavy rainfall is expected across portions of the northern Gulf Coast

Have you ever wondered where tropical cyclones tend to form and move during different times of the year? Good news! We've just updated our historical "Points of Origin and Tracks" maps, which are available in the Climatology section of the NHC webpage at nhc.noaa.gov/climo/#ori10

Infrared imagery via Japan's #Himawari9 🛰️ is showing what is now Super Typhoon #Yagi churning over the South China Sea. With sustained winds of ~145 mph, the storm is the equivalent of a Category 4 Atlantic Hurricane. Latest: metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html

"Confidence in the risk of excessive rainfall that will lead to flash flooding has increased and a Moderate Risk for excessive rainfall now exists within the Flood Watch area." - NWS New Orleans Forecast Discussion Satellite imagery showing thunderstorms along the Gulf Coast.

View Burning Man from space. 🔥 NOAA's JPSS satellites capture the nighttime brightness of the event at Black Rock City, Nevada, from late August to early September 2024. This is compared to the usual night lights observed on August 4. Credit: CIRA/NOAA

A view from NOAA Satellites ! Clouds persist over most of VA and NC as some low level moisture lingers in the region. Slightly warmer temperatures today than yesterday, but still a few degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.

Join NOAA experts for a workshop on Hurricane #Beryl that impacted the U.S. and Canada, using NOAA’s #JPSS satellite data. 🌀🛰️ Participants must be registered for the National Weather Association (NWA) annual meeting to attend. Learn more: nesdis.noaa.gov/events/join-ou…

Five tropical disturbances are spread out across the Atlantic Ocean basin. The area of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico has been bringing constant showers and thunderstorms to the Texas and Louisiana coasts over the last several days.

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Smoke from seasonal burning in Bolivia and Brazil gets trapped against the Andes mountains, leading to clear skies to the west of the peaks. This beautiful imagery was captured by NOAA-21.

Gravity waves originating from storms over North Dakota ripple over the Intermountain West. This nighttime image was captured by the day/night band on NOAA-20.

Wildfires burning in eastern Lane & Douglas counties have become quite active today & are producing large smoke plumes, especially the 208 Fire. This smoke is blowing northward over the Cascades. Smoke is also producing hazy conditions over the Willamette Valley & Portland metro.

Sep 6 | 1200Z Scattered to numerous moderate convection is depicted on satellite over the Gulf of Honduras in association with a tropical wave. Similar convection is also found over the N Gulf of Mexico in association with a broad low pressure and a stationary front.

.NOAA's #GOESEast 🛰️ is focused on the Gulf Coast this morning, where the NWS Weather Prediction Center has predicted a Moderate Risk for Excessive Rainfall over southeastern Louisiana. #Flood Watches stretch from Texas to the Florida Panhandle. Latest: weather.gov

Know before you go! Get in the habit of checking weather.gov every morning before you head out. #WeatherReady

At 8:35 AM, our satellite is showing the transition from night to day and reveals a good amount of cloud cover over the SE. Under those clouds, showers and a few thunderstorms continue with additional rain chances for everyone as a cold front approaches from the NW. #arwx

Typhoon Yagi lashes China's Hainan Island and the Leizhou Peninsula. The storm is expected to continue westward and make landfall in northern Vietnam.

What a view! This #FullDiskFriday image from NOAA’s #GOESEast 🛰️ shows our dynamic planet, and there’s always something new to see. What stands out to you today? Let us know in the comments!