July 13, 2015 at 09:39AM Multiple rounds of severe weather likely across parts of Midwest and Ohio Valley
This image is taken in the infrared band of light and show relative warmth of objects. Colder objects are brighter and warmer objects are darker. Lower layers of clouds, generally warmer and lower in altitude, are colored gray. Colder and generally higher clouds tops are highlighted in colors. Infrared imagery is useful for determining cloud features both at day and night.
source: http://www.weather.gov/satellite