Alan Banks Weather Satellite Page

Images from Metop-A, Meteosat 9 (MSG-2), NOAA 17 & NOAA 18.
Metop-A Images received via EUMETCast then Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager [MOM] and HRPT Reader.
Meteosat Images received via EUMETCast then Processed with David Taylor's MSG Data Manager [MSGDM] and GeoSatSignal [GSS].
NOAA Images received via EUMETCast then Processed with David Taylor's AVHRR Manager and HRPT Reader.
My Setup is illustrated here.

For Year 2007 Images go here This page was getting too large so 2007 images have been archived.
RSS Animation of thunderstorms over Germany 30th May 2008 [3.56 MB]

	Left Click Image to play animation. (or) Right Click & 'Save Link As' or 'Save Target As' to download 2.8Mb Annular Solar Eclipse 22nd September 2006 Shadow crossing the South Atlantic Meteosat-8 © EUMETSAT 2006
	Left Click Image to play animation. (or) Right Click & 'Save Link As' or 'Save Target As' to download 10.8Mb During the summer of 2007 EUMETSAT offered Rapid Scan Data from Meteosat 8. By reducing the area covered by the scan, images can be updated every 5 mins. 4th June 2007 Meteosat-8 © EUMETSAT 2006 Processed with David Taylor's MSG DataManager & MSG Animator
	Oil storage tank fire in Libya. (.wmv file 4.23 MB) 19th August 2008 MSG Data © EUMETSAT 2008. Processed with David Taylor's MSG DataManager and GeoSatSignal. Left click on image to play - or - right click and 'save target as' or 'save link as' to download.


Melt pools in the Greenland Ice Sheet 12th August 2008 @ 13.10 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [150 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.		Downloadable Background for David Taylor's BUFRViewer 6.94 MB	Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland & Columbia River show up well in NW America. 24th July 2008 @ 18.10 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [408 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.

Southern Tip of Africa shows interesting detail in low winter sun. 22nd July 2008 @ 07.28 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [204 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	Ship wakes show up in the sun glint of the eastern Mediterranean 20th June 2008 @ 08.10 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [182 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	The Middle East in High Summer. 17th June 2008 @ 07.34 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [485 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	Spectacular thunderstorm over the corners of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Tornados are predicted for this area. 2nd June 2008 @ 16.07 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [376 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.

Denmark and Sweden show up well as we approach the summer solstice. 2nd June 2008 @ 09.13 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [378 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	Von Karman Vortices in the lee of Jan Mayen Island [Norway] in the Artic Ocean. 27th May 2008 @19.37 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [56 KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	The Aral Sea is a landlocked sea in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan, in the south. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. 23rd May 2008 @ 06.04 UTC [141KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader.	The Baltic and surrounding countries Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. 24th April 2008 @ 09.22 UTC [512KB] Processed with David Taylor's MetopManager and HRPT Reader. For a high resolution image go here. [833KB]

Ellesmere Island 12th April 2008 @ 16.52 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [290KB] Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader.	Southern Mexico in 3D Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [326KB] 1st April 2008 Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager, HRPT Reader and GroundMap. 3D rendering with 3DEM.	Kamchatka Peninsular 28th March 2008 @ 23.55 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [393KB] Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader.	3D image of South Africa. 18th March 2008 @ 07.34 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 Images Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager, HRPT Reader and GroundMap. 3D image rendered in 3DEM 173 KB

Cloud Streets in The Labrador Sea 9th March 2008 @ 13.40 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [410 KB] Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader.	Kamchatka Peninsular 5th March 2008 @ 23.31 UTC Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [656KB] Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader.	British Columbia, Canada and Washington USA. Note 'The Columbia River' & volcanoes, Rainier, Adams and St. Helens. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 5th March 2008 @ 18.28 UTC Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. 445KB	Ship Waves on the coast of Ireland. NOAA 18 Data via EUMETCast. 5th March 2008 @ 13.05 UTC 314KB Processed with David Taylor's AVHRR Manager and HRPT Reader.

The Arabian Peninsular. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 22nd February 2008 @ Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. [243KB] I,ve included links to a channel 1 image and a full resolution image.	Washington, USA 20th February 2008 @18.19 UTC Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [76Kb]	Bulgaria in the winter sun 20th February 2008 @ 08.13 UTC Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [153Kb]	Ripples in the sea north of the island of Lombok in Indonesia. 24th February 2008 @ 01.58 UTC. Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008. [58KB]

Momentous times in Pakistan as the results of yesterday's elections are announced. The country is virtually cloud free in this Metop A image. 19th February 2008 @ 05.13 UTC Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [617Kb] Smaller image here [182KB]	The Alps and Northern Italy show up well on a clear winter morning. The Po Valley has been shrouded in mist for the last few days, the remnants can be seen over the Tuscan coast. 18th February 2008 @ 09.57 UTC NOAA 17 via EUMETCast Processed with David Taylor's AVHRR Manager and HRPT Reader. [ 583Kb]	The English Lake District shows rather well in this NOAA 18 image. 16th February 2008 @ 12.52 UTC. Received via EUMETCast. Processed with David Taylor's AVHRR Manager and HRPT Reader. [109KB]	12th February 2008 at 13.31 UTC. The British Isles are clear of cloud and most of the early fog has gone. NOAA 18 via EUMETCast Processed with David Taylor's AVHRR Manager and HRPT Reader. [ 583Kb]

Iceberg A53A closing on the coast of South Georgia. 14th January 2008 @ 11.28 UTC Processed with David Taylor's Metop Manager and HRPT Reader. Metop A Data © EUMETSAT 2008 [61Kb]	Grand Canyon in 3D & 2D 9th January 2007 @ 17.01 UTC 17th January 2007 @ 17.37 UTC Metop-A Data © 2007 EUMETSAT (69Kb + 62Kb)	North Island New Zealand in 3D 11th December 2006 @ 20.45 UTC Metop-A Data © 2006 EUMETSAT (111Kb)	Sierra Nevada & California 29th November 2006 Metop-A Data © 2006 EUMETSAT (647Kb)