A band of snow spanning multiple Midwest states was visible last night under the waxing gibbous moon. Chunks of lake ice can also bee seen floating on the waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.

A swirling low off the coast of Morocco wraps itself in Saharan dust.

Captivating cloud streets flow over the Gulf of Alaska.

In South Florida where there are extreme drought conditions present, the National Fire burns thousands of acres and releases large amounts of smoke into the sky over the region.

In the Indian Ocean yesterday, Tropical Cyclone Horacio rapidly intensified into the equivalent of a category-5 hurricane, developing a strong eye at its center.

In the wake of a historic nor'easter, a snowy landscape blankets the Northeast US from the monumental blizzard that swept through the region.

A lifetime look at the impactful nor'easter that pounded the northeastern U.S.

A still satellite image of the blizzard of 2026 in the Northeast United States. This image contains the GeoColor product from the GOES-19 weather satellite from the evening of 2026-02-23.

A view we will not soon forget.

The Blizzard of 2026.

This composite satellite imagery was captured from the JPSS weather satellites using the day cloud phase distinction product. It contains images captured from 16:05 to 17:47 UTC on 2026-02-23.

A riveting view of the dynamic nor'easter swirling just off the East Coast today.

Several wintry features are visible across the eastern United States today. From the powerful nor'easter sideswiping the East Coast, to lake effect snow clouds flowing off the icy Great lakes, to a large path of snow carving through parts of the Midwest.

Many locations in the Northeast US have received over a foot of snowfall since yesterday morning due to a relentless winter storm and blizzard from a powerful nor'easter.

Sunrise on the northern East Coast of the U.S. as a potent nor'easter brings heavy snow and strong winds to the region.

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Still satellite imagery of a nor'easter. This image contains the GeoColor product from the GOES-19 weather satellite from the morning of 2026-02-23.

A stunning satellite shot of a powerful nor'easter.

A rapidly-intensifying nor'easter strikes the East Coast, where blizzard conditions are afflicting several heavily-populated metros.

Major Northeast Blizzard | CIRA Satellite Library,Weather Climate Imagery A major winter storm takes aim on the Northeast United States. Blizzard and winter storms warnings are in effect from Washington D.C. to Boston.

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A blockbuster winter storm takes shape in the Northeast.

The Sierra Nevada mountains are sporting a fresh new snowpack following a barrage of winter storms this week that dropped up to multiple feet of snow in some locations.

A winter weather maker moves across the Four Corners region.
This system is also expected to bring strong wind to eastern New Mexico and western Texas today.

Prepare to by hypnotized by this mesmerizing low pressure system swirling over the Pacific Ocean.

Severe thunderstorms roll across the Midwest this afternoon and evening, producing large hail, strong wind gusts, and several tornadoes.

It has been a hazy few days over the eastern Atlantic Ocean as strong winds blow dust off of the Sahara Desert.

Details: This satellite image contains the day land cloud product from the NOAA-20 weather satellite. It was captured at 19:19 UTC on 2026-02-18.

The large burn scar of the Ranger Road Fire straddles the Oklahoma-Kansas border, spanning an area over 250,000 acres.
This high-resolution image was captured yesterday afternoon by NOAA-20.

Strong wind blows ash off of the Ranger Road Fire burn scar in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

A large low whorls over the Upper Midwest, bringing a winter storm to the region and having created blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains yesterday.

This image contains the Day-Night Band (NCC) from the NOAA-20 weather satellite from 07:59 UTC on 2026-02-18.

The Ranger Road Fire in Oklahoma burns brightly at night among city lights.
Imagery captured early this morning by NOAA-20.

Beautiful von Kármán vortices whorl over the East China Sea.

In the last twenty-four hours, a powerful winter storm has dropped between 1 to 3 feet of snow in Sierra Nevada.

The heavy snow exacerbated conditions for dangerous avalanches, especially in the Lake Tahoe region where the heaviest snowfall occurred.

Strong winds caused the Ranger Road and Stevens fires to experience rapid growth across the Oklahoma panhandle and into southern Kansas, seen this afternoon by the JPSS weather satellites.

The Ranger Road Fire, the larger of the two wildfires, burned over 15,000 acres today.

Strong, gusty winds kick up blowing dust across the Plains and elongate smoke plumes from raging wildfires.