IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0650Z	12:53 AM		OVC	30000 - 47000	53		OVC	27000 - 36000	50	BKN@9000	KPNS 120653Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM BKN090 19/15 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01890150
0750Z	1:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 47000	3		SCT	13000 - 35000	6	CLR	KPNS 120753Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01780150
0850Z	2:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 47000	13		SCT	13000 - 36000	17	CLR	KPNS 120853Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01720150 58012
0950Z	3:53 AM		SCT	13000 - 45000	23		SCT	13000 - 36000	23	CLR	KPNS 120953Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01720150
1050Z	4:53 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 51000	32		BKN	13000 - 39000	33	SCT@7000	KPNS 121053Z AUTO 26009KT 10SM SCT070 18/16 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01830156
1150Z	5:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	33		OVC	13000 - 36000	41	SCT@6500 OVC@8000	KPNS 121153Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM SCT065 OVC080 18/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01830156 10189 20167 56005
1250Z	6:53 AM		OVC	30000 - 51000	46		OVC	24000 - 38000	45	CLR	KPNS 121253Z 29007KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01780150
1350Z	7:53 AM		BKN	31000 - 52000	45		BKN	13000 - 36000	41	CLR	KPNS 121353Z 31007KT 10SM CLR 18/15 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01780150