NOAA scientists have been monitoring a sweltering and record-breaking heat wave that has been sweeping through the Midwest and eastern United States using the Global Forecast System (GFS) model.

Lightning is a dangerous weather hazard that poses a significant threat to life and property. It can strike at any time, but is most common in the summer months.

Since mid-May, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (some stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires kicked off the country’s wildfire season, primarily in Manitoba, Ontario

NOAA’s Satellite and Information Services (NESDIS) Joint Venture Partnerships (JVP) published a concept study, authored by Orion Space Solutions (Orion)

NOAA satellites have been monitoring a potent and complex spring weather pattern responsible for nearly a week-long stretch of severe weather, including two destructive tornado outbreaks across the central U.S. from May 15–16 and May 18–20, 2025.

NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!

NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites captured striking imagery of sediment runoff due to flooding in the Mississippi River delta from April 8–13, 2025.

NOAA's JPSS Program satellites captured flooding along the Ohio River on April 7, 2025.