Modis image from the middle of the day, when there was no sign of the more deeply developing systems.

To put the daily views in perspective here are three snapshots from the radar:

The hourly snapshots give a better indication of the precipitating shallow systems, and also the non precipitating systems that surround them. Recall from yesterday’s satellite image I didn’t give much hope for more organized and precipitating systems… wrong again.

1. a one hour snapshot at 18:00 UTC

2. a one hour snasthot at 19:00 UT

  3. the daily summary from the radar (different vertical and color (SNR vs dBZe) scale)