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		BKN	17000 - 30000	57		BKN	18000 - 29000	57	BKN@6000	KTWF 040753Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN060 04/02 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00390022
0850Z	1:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 32000	41	BKN		13000 - 28000	51	FEW@6500	KTWF 040853Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW065 04/02 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00440022 50003
0950Z	2:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 31000	33	BKN		13000 - 29000	45	SCT@5500	KTWF 040953Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM SCT055 04/02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP138 T00390022
1050Z	3:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 33000	28	BKN		13000 - 30000	40	BKN@6000	KTWF 041053Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM BKN060 03/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP140 T00330017
1150Z	4:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 33000	30	BKN		13000 - 31000	34	OVC@5000	KTWF 041153Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM OVC050 05/01 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP144 T00500011 10050 20033 51006