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
0550Z	12:55 AM	BKN		13000 - 36000	35	BKN		13000 - 35000	38	CLR	KEBS 260555Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM	OVC		13000 - 43000	68	BKN		13000 - 26000	48	CLR	KEBS 260655Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2999 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM	BKN		19000 - 28000	78	BKN		19000 - 26000	47	OVC@11000	KEBS 260755Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM OVC110 18/16 A2999 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM		BKN	21000 - 31000	69		SCT	22000 - 31000	44	OVC@11000	KEBS 260855Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM OVC110 18/16 A2999 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM	OVC		15000 - 34000	75	BKN		18000 - 32000	62	SCT@5500 BKN@8000 OVC@11000	KEBS 260955Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM SCT055 BKN080 OVC110 18/16 A2998 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:55 AM	OVC		15000 - 27000	78	BKN		17000 - 29000	64	FEW@6500 BKN@10000 OVC@11000	KEBS 261055Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM FEW065 BKN100 OVC110 17/16 A2998 RMK AO2