NOAASatellites acquired this image of #HurricaneHilary in the predawn hours of Aug. 18, when the eye of the storm was about 400 miles (640 kilometers) off the coast of Baja California. The storm is expected to weaken while drenching a swath of California and the U.S. Southwest with heavy rains.⁣ ⁣ The image shows infrared brightness temperature data, which is useful for distinguishing cooler cloud structures (white and blue) from warmer surfaces below (yellow). The coolest temperatures are generally associated with the tallest clouds.⁣ ⁣ Image Description: An infrared satellite image showing the temperatures of Hurricane Hilary with blue and white indicating cooler clouds and yellow as warmer ocean surfaces. The hurricane's eye is well defined and the outline of the U.S. and Mexican coastlines are illustrated in white. Toward the top right is the label Mexico.⁣ ⁣ Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joi...