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January 5, 2026 - Adirondack State Park and St. Lawrence River
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Fresh snow covered Canada’s St. Lawrence River Valley and the Adirondack Mountains in the United States on December 27, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired this true-color image of the frosty region.
The heavily forested Adirondack Mountains appear as a snow-dusted circle surrounded by a circle of heavier white snow and wispy cloud. The cloud, which may be carrying even more snow, fills the southwest corner of the image (lower left) and curves to the east of the Adirondacks. Lakes within the Adirondacks appear bright white, which means they are covered with ice and suggests that very cold temperatures have been present for days (or longer).
In contrast, the large St. Lawrence River, which can be seen running along the northwest section of the image, remains ice free. While temperatures registered nearly the same in southern Quebec Province as New York state, the depth and current in the St. Lawrence delays the formation of ice compared to shallow, relatively still waters of the lakes within the Adirondacks.
The St. Lawrence forms part of the boundary between Canada (north) and the United States (south), but the two regions have a great deal in common. Geographically, the Adirondacks are considered a part of the Laurentian Plateau of eastern Canada. The rugged mountain rage is bordered to the east by Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley; to the south by the Mohawk River Valley; to the west by the Black River Valley; and to the north by the St. Lawrence River Lowland.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/27/2025
Resolutions:
1km (233.7 KB), 500m (731.9 KB), 250m (1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Fresh snow covered Canada’s St. Lawrence River Valley and the Adirondack Mountains in the United States on December 27, 2025, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) acquired this true-color image of the frosty region.
The heavily forested Adirondack Mountains appear as a snow-dusted circle surrounded by a circle of heavier white snow and wispy cloud. The cloud, which may be carrying even more snow, fills the southwest corner of the image (lower left) and curves to the east of the Adirondacks. Lakes within the Adirondacks appear bright white, which means they are covered with ice and suggests that very cold temperatures have been present for days (or longer).
In contrast, the large St. Lawrence River, which can be seen running along the northwest section of the image, remains ice free. While temperatures registered nearly the same in southern Quebec Province as New York state, the depth and current in the St. Lawrence delays the formation of ice compared to shallow, relatively still waters of the lakes within the Adirondacks.
The St. Lawrence forms part of the boundary between Canada (north) and the United States (south), but the two regions have a great deal in common. Geographically, the Adirondacks are considered a part of the Laurentian Plateau of eastern Canada. The rugged mountain rage is bordered to the east by Lake Champlain and the Hudson River Valley; to the south by the Mohawk River Valley; to the west by the Black River Valley; and to the north by the St. Lawrence River Lowland.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 12/27/2025
Resolutions:
1km (233.7 KB), 500m (731.9 KB), 250m (1 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
