The ash cloud is moving south-southeast to the Pacific Ocean. The lights were observed above the volcano from the town of Klyuchi. The ash column covered all of the volcano edifice.
Seismic activity remains above background levels.
The first images has 10 pixels between 30 and 49 dg C, of which 6 pixels are at or near saturation, the second has 8 pixels between 30 and 40 dg C of which 5 are at or near saturation. UTC Sheveluch volcano erupted explosively producing an ash cloud to a height of 33,000 ft. The eruption duration was about 40 minutes. The ash plume moved to the northeast. The volcano is now quiet.