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Double low pressure systems bring a variety of weather to the eastern half of the United States.

The circulating low of a mid-latitude cyclone over East Asia kicks up some blowing dust in parts of Mongolia, Russia, and China.

Yesterday afternoon, thunderstorms grew in eastern Colorado and New Mexico.

As the sun sets, its light reflects off the water of the Arctic Ocean near northwestern Alaska.

Large wildfire burn scars blotch over 125,000 acres of land in southern Kansas. These wildfires were ignited by lightning from thunderstorms on May 14, 2026.

Over the last twenty-four hours, numerous thunderstorms moved through Texas and northern Mexico.

A very spirally low swirls, twirls and whirls over the Aleutian Islands.

Cloud streets are a captivating sight seen around the world. Watch this video to learn more about them.

Stretching from Mexico to Canada, a long line of thunderstorms extended across the U.S yesterday.

Colorado State University graduate student Jennifer McGinnis used her time as a NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research II 2025 visiting scholar in Maryland to compile immense amounts of data from multiple sources. Read more at engr.source.colostate.edu/csu-atmospheri…

A dangerous wildfire has been burning on Santa Rosa island over the last few days, having engulfing a large section of the island in flames. The wildfire is currently around 17,000 acres in size and is the largest California wildfire so far in 2026.

Fascinating von Kármán vortices flow off the Cabo Verde islands in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Thunderstorms and severe weather have continued to be present over the Central U.S. in this satellite imagery time-lapse since yesterday morning.

Powerful severe storms plough through the Central U.S. while dust and smoke billows over the Texas Panhandle region.

Earlier today, polar-orbiting satellites also captured the severe and tornadic storms over the Central Plains.

Severe and tornadic thunderstorms erupt in the Central Plains. Parts of Kansas and Nebraska are under a PDS tornado watch today.

JPSS satellites were also able to observe the flames from the large Seven Cabins and Sharpe fires yesterday afternoon.

Large smoke plumes billow from several massive wildfires burning in New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma yesterday. These and other recent fires in the region have collectively scorched tens of thousands of acres of land.

Yesterday afternoon and through this morning, severe storms moved through the Central U.S. bringing all types of hazards. There is a moderate risk for severe weather for the same region today.

Severe thunderstorms fired up across the Southern Plains yesterday afternoon and evening. Lightning strikes from these storms sparked numerous wildfires across the region, with some burning thousands of acres.