A strong X1.9 solar flare erupted from the sun's surface at 9:49 p.m. ET on Nov. 30, and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught it in action. The flare appears as a bright flash on the Sun’s edge, followed by a plume of hot material rising into space. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. They can disturb radio communications, affect navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts — which is why NASA and NOAA track them so closely. Credit: NASA/SDO | NASA 360

Water vapor imagery via NOAA's GOES East (GOES-19) satellite is tracking the flow of deep atmospheric moisture streaming in from the Pacific Ocean that is feeding a winter storm across the eastern U.S. this morning. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories and are in effect across much of the interior northeastern U.S. Latest updates: www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

It's time for TimelapseTuesday!NOAA's GOES West captured this week-long animation of persistent fog and low clouds hovering over California's Central Valley. This phenomenon is called Tule Fog, and tends to form in the late fall and winter. Learn more: https://www.weather.gov/safety/fog-radiation | NOAA Satellite and Information Service

Enhanced-color Air Mass imagery from NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-19) satellite this morning is helping track an impending winter storm setting up for parts of the Lower 48. Winter Weather Advisories stretch from the Central Plains to New Jersey, with Winter Storm Watches in place across much of the Northeast and New England. Latest updates: www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service