The following weather map is produced as a computer model from the Purdue Weather Processor website. Blue lines represent cold fronts, red lines represent warm fronts, and dashed lines signify combined fronts. The following image shows the visible light spectrum from the GOES-8 Geostationary weather satellite.
Bright regions represent clouds, darker regions represent land and oceans.
The following image shows upper level water vapor content from the GOES-8 Geostationary weather satellite. Light areas represent cloudy areas, while darker areas represent drier regions. The following picture contains an image from the infrared channel of the GOES-8 Geostationary weather satellite. The light areas represent cold regions and clouds, while the darker areas represent warmer regions. This page is maintained by Dr. Douglas M. Thompson , Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics, Connecticut College.