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
0750Z	12:53 AM		OVC	35000 - 38000	82		OVC	35000 - 38000	91	CLR	KBOI 030753Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP256 T00670017
0850Z	1:53 AM		OVC	32000 - 38000	82		BKN	33000 - 38000	70	CLR	KBOI 030853Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00670011 58005
0950Z	2:53 AM		BKN	33000 - 38000	54		BKN	30000 - 37000	64	CLR	KBOI 030953Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00720011
1050Z	3:53 AM		OVC	26000 - 34000	67		OVC	25000 - 33000	69	CLR	KBOI 031053Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00720006
1150Z	4:53 AM		OVC	26000 - 32000	63		OVC	21000 - 35000	65	CLR	KBOI 031153Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP223 T00720006 10083 20061 56023
1250Z	5:53 AM		OVC	20000 - 38000	40		OVC	17000 - 35000	47	CLR	KBOI 031253Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T00500006