A cold front, warm front, and high-pressure system left their signatures in the clouds.
Published Mar 9, 2020
Downdrafts from thunderstorms sometimes fuel thin bands of cumulus clouds that race ahead of cold fronts.
Published Feb 13, 2016
Blasts of Arctic air spilling into the Midwest and Northeast are poised to make New Year’s Eve frigid for many Americans.
Published Dec 29, 2017
Acquired September 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows a mid-latitude cyclone over the eastern United States.
Published Sep 27, 2011
An open-celled cloud over the Pacific Ocean had a shape reminiscent of a certain circular letter of the alphabet.
Published Sep 27, 2014
Strong winds gusted over the Gulf of Mexico on December 16, 2007, and though the wind is invisible in these photo-like snapshots, its presence is written in the clouds and on the surface of the water.
Published Dec 19, 2007
Cool air moving across Arctic sea ice gives rise to long parallel bands of cumulus clouds over the Norwegian Sea.
Published Mar 31, 2016Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Unique Imagery Snow and Ice
Water vapor reveals the invisible drivers that are bringing snow, ice, and rain to much of the United States over the holiday travel period.
Published Nov 27, 2013
Cold air moving over relatively warm ocean water produced a pattern of clouds that lined up in organized rows.
Published Nov 14, 2019
Acquired in early December 2011, this natural-color image shows haze along the southern slopes of the Himalaya, continuing a weeks-long pattern.
Published Dec 5, 2011
White-gray haze covers the Ganges Plain of northern India in this true-color image from December 2, 2009.
Published Dec 2, 2009
Large waves in the atmosphere mean that a cold snap in one area is often accompanied by unusual warmth in another.
Published Jan 3, 2018
In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.
Published Apr 20, 2006
