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Cyclone Jasper was a tropical system in the South Pacific Ocean.
It was the first tropical cyclone of the 2023-2024 season in the Australian region.
Jasper made landfall Queensland, Australia, near the Cape York Peninsula, on Dec. 13th.
For more information, see the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia.
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Description:
Showers and storms fire up across Cape York as convection at sunset occurs within Jasper while it falls apart over land.
Phenomena: Tropical Cyclones
Satellite: Himawari-9
Product: Infrared (band 13) Visible (band 3)
Instrument: AHI
Jasper’s eye caught in stunning detail by S-NPP.
Satellite: S-NPP
Product: Infrared (band I5) Visible (I1)
Instrument: VIIRS
VIIRS polar-orbiting satellites watched Jasper strengthen and weaken as it traversed the Coral Sea and neared the Cape York peninsula of Queensland, Australia.
Satellite: NOAA-20 NOAA-21 S-NPP
Product: Day Cloud Phase Distinction
Tropical Cyclone Jasper makes landfall on the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula and weakens. Heavy rainfall and damaging winds are still expected through late Friday across the Peninsula from the system.
Product: GeoColor
Long-form imagery of Tropical Cyclone Jasper showcasing its journey from its formation near the Solomon Islands, its traversal of the Coral Sea, to its landfall in Queensland, Australia.
Satellite: GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
Instrument: AMI
The sun rises on Tropical Cyclone Jasper slowly making its way toward the Cape York Peninsula of Australia. The storm is expected to make landfall later this afternoon or evening, local time.
Product: Visible (band 3)
Tropical Cyclone Jasper slowly approaches Queensland, Australia. The storm is expected to make landfall sometime in the next 24 hours.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakens over the Coral Sea while heading towards northern Queensland in Australia. The cyclone is expected to re-intensify before making landfall soon.
A high resolution view of Tropical Cyclone Jasper’s eye.
Tropical Cyclone Jasper weakens slightly as night descends, but it is still a strong storm with category three strength winds.
An eye emerges within Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Sunrise on a strengthening Tropical Cyclone Jasper, located over the Coral Sea.
Jasper’s eye becomes briefly visible as it gradually strengthens.
Product: GeoProxy
Tropical Cyclone Jasper forms over the Solomon Sea and begins to slowly drift southwestward.
Product: Infrared (band 13)
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