Satellite Images

The satellite images below display the cloud and various weather systems such as convective thunderstorms, the monsoon rain belt and tropical cyclones. They are derived from two types of meteorological satellites - geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites. Some interference lines may occasionally be observed in the images due to reception or related problems.

Geostationary Satellites circle the Earth above the equator at altitudes of about 36,000 km at a speed matching the Earth's rotation. This allows them to remain stationary with respect to the rotating Earth and thus can capture images of the entire hemisphere below continuously.

The images here are from the hourly daytime passes of the MTSAT satellite.