As the sun travels around the Antarctic summer sky, mountains cast shadows that move in tandem.

The snowcapped summits of Hawaii's Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea were visible last night under the light of a waning gibbous moon. The recent snowfall on the tops of these volcanoes came from a winter storm earlier this week.

A nighttime view of a snowy, wintry landscape across England, Wales, and northern France.

A roll cloud emerges from northern Western Australia and travels over the Indian Ocean.

Yesterday, strong winds shifted ice in the western part of Hudson Bay.

Over the last six days, system after system has impacted California and other parts of the West Coast with heavy rain and snow in the higher elevations.

From high-impact weather events to stratus clouds dancing over the open ocean, this year was filled with impressive satellite imagery. We look back on the most compelling satellite views of 2025. 1) Mesovortices slosh within Hurricane Melissa’s ferocious eye (October 8).

A powerful winter storm has brought strong winds and heavy snow to the Midwest and Northeast US over the last couple of days, while also creating some blizzard and snow squall conditions. Significant lake effect snow continues to pelt the Great Lakes region from this storm.

Lots of new snow decorates the mountains and higher elevation areas of California and Nevada following a powerful atmospheric river last week.

An atmospheric river is currently slamming California with flooding rains and heavy snow. Heavy precipitation will continue throughout the week.

High winds across Kansas kick up fast-moving blowing dust throughout the Sunflower State.

Captivating satellite imagery of a mid-latitude cyclone dominating over the North Atlantic Ocean, with a large low just south of Greenland and a cold front that extends all the way to the Bahamas.

A fast-moving system whips across western North America, creating high winds and strong gusts as it moves eastward, as well as blizzard-like conditions.

Extending all the way from Hawaii, another atmospheric river snakes up to the Pacific Northwest, drenching the region with more heavy rain and dumping snow in the higher elevations. This system is also bringing widespread strong winds and high gusts to the Northwest US.

The swollen waters of the Snohomish and Snoqualmie rivers flood the valley where they course through in western Washington following last week's atmospheric river event. This imagery was captured during some briefly clear skies on Saturday from JPSS satellites.

Tule fog has occupied the skies of California's Central Valley for over three weeks.

Snow that fell across Kentucky and southern Indiana last night has already begun melting as temperatures reached above-freezing today.

Clouds mesmerizingly stream off of the Great Lakes today, producing lake effect snow over some states of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.

A shallow lake is present within Badwater Basin in Death Valley, forming after a week of rainfall that saw the national park's wettest November on record. Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, sitting at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level.

The moisture that has been impacting Washington can trace it beginnings to warm tropical waters near Hawai'i, over 2,500 miles (4,020 km) away.

An atmospheric river continues to drench the Pacific Northwest in heavy rainfall, resulting in a widespread flooding threat across western Washington. This timelapse since the beginning of the week shows the relentless plume of moisture that has soaked the region.

A Clipper system crossed the Great Lakes into the Northeastern US today, bringing winter weather and ushering in frigid air behind it.

California's Central Valley has been shrouded in Tule fog for the last 16 days.

High winds and strong gusts today across the central US help propel a winter storm through the region.

A potent atmospheric river continues to bring moisture to the Pacific Northwest, with heavy rain for low elevations and snow for mountain peaks.

A snowy landscape today across the Midwest. Visibly outlined amongst the ground snow is the many urban cities and towns, as well as rivers and streams, that populate the region.

A firehose of moisture from an atmospheric river drenches the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. This system will continue to bring heavy rainfall for this region through the middle of the week.

The mountains of the Alaska Range cast their long shadows to the north under the low winter sun.

Hawai'i's Kīlauea had its 38th eruptive episode on Saturday, with rare triple lava fountains. The largest fountain shot lava over 1,000 ft (300 m) in the air.

Based at CIRA, NOAA Physical Scientist Bill Line works with colleagues to give forecasters more tools to track blowing snow. Line develops satellite-based data products that map the extent of blowing snow. The GLOBE community provides observations of blowing snow to help verify satellite data.

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A persistent low deck of stratus clouds and fog spread throughout California's Central Valley at night. The glow of cities can still be seen shining through the clouds, while the light from the full moon is cast upon the nearby snowy mountains of the Sierra Nevada.

Early morning light revealed a fresh layer of snow blanketing the Colorado Rockies and Front Range, seen today by GOES-19.

Snow litters the ground across the Midwest, while lake effect snow clouds stream off the Great Lakes and Lake Nipigon, seen visibly last night due to the nearly-full moon.

An arctic cold front sweeps across the Northeastern US today, bringing wintery weather, including dangerous snow squalls to the region.

From Lake Superior to the partially-ice-covered Lake Winnipeg, this satellite imagery showcases an enchanting view of lake effect clouds and snow streaming over parts of Canada and the US today.

Snow covers the ground of the Northeast US following the passage of yesterday's nor'easter.

A cold northwest wind flows over the Sea of Japan creating dancing cloud streets.

A strong nor'easter has battered the east coast today with widespread heavy snow, rainfall, and some ice accumulations.

Last night, snow could be seen visibly covering the ground of the Central US. Also present in this imagery, thin high-level clouds provide enough transparency to view the lights of cities and towns underneath.

Catastrophic flooding permeates throughout Sri Lanka following immense rainfall from Cyclone Ditwah last week.

Persistent fog and low stratus clouds have been plaguing California's Central Valley for the last week.

A winter storm blasted through the Midwest over the weekend, dumping multiple inches of snow and causing significant travel disruptions.

Tropical Cyclone Fina has made landfall in Australia, passing over the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory.

Every Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2020, all together, in one group photo. H/t to @ferragamowx.bsky.social for the inspiration.

Thunderstorms drench Texas in heavy rainfall today. Multiple inches of precipitation have fallen so far across the Lone Star State, prompting flash flooding alerts.

Fog and low stratus clouds blanket the skies above parts of the Midwest this morning.

Tropical Cyclone Fina swirls south on its approach towards Australia.

On either side of Lake Erie, streaks of snow on the ground slowly melt under a mostly sunny sky.

Convection bubbles within Tropical Cyclone Fina, north of the Northern Territory of Australia.