Weather satellite images recorded in Houston, TX, USA
A project for the Awty International School
Latitude: 29.755, Longitude: -95.394
Software: WXtoImg version 2.10.11
Receiver: R139
Antenna: WX-137Q
Turbo-Tenna
Project coordinator: Laurent Thomin WØMM
Click on any image below for a full sized image. Times are shown in Central Standard Time.
A series of daily wide composite images can be found
More APT images can be found on Facebook in a group called Satellite APT Group
The next satellite pass over Houston, TX, will be NOAA 18 on 20 Feb 20:45 local time (21 Feb 02:45 UTC) northbound at a maximum elevation of 50° W
Next Scheduled Satellite Passes over The Awty International School in Houston, TX, USA
* local time is Central Standard Time. |
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About the EnhancementsThis page shows just several of the 35 enhancements WXtoImg provides: |
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| MSA | Multi-Spectral Analysis: combines a sensor 1 or 2 (visible/near infrared) image with a sensor 4 (thermal infrared) image to create a near true color, near visible image of the earth. |
| MCIR-precip | Map Colored IR with Precip: uses sensor 4 (thermal infrared) to create a false colored image showing areas of likely precipitation. The likelihood and intensity of precipitation increases as the color goes from green to yellow to orange to red to black to white. |
| SST (sea) | Sea Surface Temperature: creates a false colored image using the temperatures from a sensor 4 (thermal infrared) image. The black areas indicate land and cold cloud. |
| HVCT | HVCT false color: creates a false colored image by
combining
a sensor 1 or 2 (visible/near infrared) image with a sensor 4 image (thermal infrared) to create an image in which clouds are tinted by their temperature. |
| Thermal | Thermal: creates a false colored image using the temperatures from a sensor 4 (thermal infrared) image. Covers the full range of temperatures from very cold cloud tops to hot deserts. |
| Pristine | These are images as as they come from the satellite
without
alteration. The earth appears "upside down" on Northbound passes. The two images are the two channels sent by the satellite with channel A (left) switching between sensor 1 (visible) or 2 (near-IR) during the day and sensor 3 (mid-IR) at night and channel B (right) showing sensor 4 (thermal-IR) at all times during normal operation. |