CIMSS-NOAA Weekly Report [ Archive ]

CIMSS-NOAA WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 23, 2026

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CIMSS Satellite Blog Updates: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) Satellite Blog (https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/) was updated with the following posts: "Atmospheric River Impacting Alaskan Weather" (Jan. 16), "Blowing snow creating blizzard conditions in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota" (Jan. 17), "Standing wave cloud over northeast Minnesota" (Jan. 19), "Cold Air Pooling in Wisconsin" (Jan. 20), "Ice in southern Lake Michigan" (Jan. 20) and "Havasu Fire in Arizona" (Jan. 21). (S. Bachmeier, T. Wagner, CIMSS, 608-890-1980)

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Figure: MIMIC Total Precipitable Water image at 0900 UTC on January 16, 2026 -- showing an atmospheric river that was moving northward toward Alaska.

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Figure: GOES-19 Blowing Snow RGB image at 2101 UTC on January 18, 2026 -- highlighting widespread Horizontal Convective Rolls that were present in areas where blowing snow was creating blizzard conditions across eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.

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