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About this layer & data

The moving sunlight field is calculated from Earth's rotation and the Sun's position. It represents radiation above the atmosphere, before clouds reflect or absorb it.

Checking NOAA surface data…

Evaporation: NOAA predicts latent-heat energy exchange. Converting this to water-equivalent mm/hour gives a modelled indicator, not a direct measurement of evaporation. Satellite surface heat is observational imagery from earlier passes, not live infrared video.

NOAA GFS source ↗NASA Worldview ↗

LIVE SOLAR POSITIONLocating the Sun…

Incoming sunlightW/m²

06801,360

SOLAR CLOCK · UTC--:-- UTCLive position