Increasing the Utilization of Weather Data for Safety Applications and Traveler Information

Real-Time North Carolina Satellite Products

The following imagery is produced in near real time from GOES-13 GVAR (GOES Variable Format) data. In the present experimental form, new images are available approximately every hour to conserve disk space. Visible imagery at 1-km resolution is updated only during daylight hours. Infrared imagery is available at 4-km resolution. Note that the fog depth product is not valid during daylight hours after 1500 UTC. Visit this description with examples to learn more about the fog detection algorithm. Click on each image for a larger version.

Current Visible Satellite Current Fog Product Current IR2 Satellite Current IR4 Satellite

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