GOES-13 Sees Low Pressure Headed to End Zone on Superbowl Sunday - NASA

This visible image from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite was taken on Friday, February 3 at 2031 UTC (3:31 p.m. EST) and shows the storm system that is expected to bring a wet start to Sunday's Superbowl in Indiana. The low, however is going to be making a dash for the goal line, and will score sunny skies for the afternoon.

The low pressure area that will head to Indiana for Superbowl Sunday is currently over southern Oklahoma and seen on the left side of the image as rounded areas of the whitest clouds. That low pressure area is expected to track east across Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday, February 4, 2012 and bring precipitation to Indianapolis from Saturday night through early Sunday morning.

The visible image was created by NASA's GOES Project at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NOAA operates the GOES series of satellites that provide continuous weather coverage over the U.S.

That low pressure system will bring rain and snow to Indianapolis on Saturday night, February 4 as temperatures drop to near 33 Fahrenheit. On Superbowl Sunday, February 5, the National Weather Service says there's a chance of widely scattered early morning snow showers, but the low will clear the area and skies will become mostly sunny during the day as temperatures rise into the low-to-mid 40s making for good football weather. At night, temperatures will drop to the upper 20s under mostly clear skies.

Rob Gutro
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project

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