Mother Nature decided that today is cool clouds day! A speedy eight-hour loop of today's satellite imagery across the eastern U.S. reveals plenty of cool features to drool over, including a vanishing storm and a mysterious swirl over Lake Huron. Let's take a look...

The water temperatures along coastal regions of Lakes Michigan and Superior took an astounding 25 to 30 degree plunge overnight on Monday. Parts of Lake Superior bottomed-out at 38°F, while parts of eastern Lake Michigan hit 41°F. These temperatures are more common in April than the last week in July.

Sometimes it's pretty obvious what you're looking at on a satellite image. Most hurricanes or those classic tornado outbreaks in the Midwest leave no question as to their identity. But there are some features that make you think for a minute. This is one of those cases.

There's nothing I love more than taking pictures out an airplane window. It's an awesome experience for a weather geek to finally be up in the sky with the weather he or she tracks. But on my flight into Atlanta this past Monday, I was up in the sky and the weather was down on the ground. About an hour after sunrise, I noticed a thick layer of fog on parts of the South Fork Catawba River west of Charlotte, NC., while the rest of the ground was perfectly clear. Why did that happen?