John Homenuk

Incredible photos capture Typhoon Maysak from space

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While Super Typhoon Maysak churns in the Pacific, Terry Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti sit in the International Space Station as it orbits above Earth. Yesterday, the American and Italian astronauts sent back some incredible images of the Typhoon and its structure. With winds sustained at 160 miles per hour on Wednesday, the Typhoon was one of the strongest to develop so early in the Western Pacific Ocean. The structure and size of the storm become incredibly impressive in the images they’ve posted.

High resolution cameras have allowed astronauts on the International Space Station to provide us with incredible images over the past few years. The astronauts aboard frequently post night and daytime images of major cities and world geography as seen from the low-orbit space craft. In the images of Maysak, the storms structure becomes apparent. An impressively organized eye and organized cloud tops make it easy to understand the power of the storm below. High resolution cameras even allow to you to see the vorticies within the eye itself.

All images below captured by Terry Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the ISS. Click here for more information on Typhoon Maysak.

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John Homenuk

Brief warmup ahead of late week cold front

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After a cold start to the week, with snowflakes flying in New York City and light accumulations across the interior and higher elevations, temperatures will finally rebound during the middle to latter part of this upcoming week. High temperatures on Wednesday will reach into the 50’s, which will feel especially warm after the aforementioned early week weather. As a mid level ridge builds over the Northeast US from Wednesday Night into Thursday, temperatures will be given an additional boost — and may reach over 60 F for highs on Thursday afternoon.

Southerly winds will be the main culprit in bringing the warm air into our area, and so the usual concern will arise: Temperatures won’t be nearly as warm near the coast and on Long Island as they will be from New York City Westward. Yet, the air will be more moist and humid — so it will certainly feel like Spring regardless of where you are.

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