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	12:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 37000	52		BKN	13000 - 43000	50	SCT@6500	KFAY 060553Z 14004KT 10SM SCT065 19/19 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01940189 10239 20189 55005
0650Z	1:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 45000	76		BKN	18000 - 46000	61	BKN@700 OVC@6500	KFAY 060653Z 17004KT 10SM BKN007 OVC065 19/19 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01940194
0750Z	2:53 AM		OVC	13000 - 41000	70		BKN	13000 - 36000	47	BKN@700 OVC@6000	KFAY 060753Z 19005KT 10SM BKN007 OVC060 20/19 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02000194
0850Z	3:53 AM		OVC	13000 - 46000	40		OVC	15000 - 34000	34	OVC@700	KFAY 060853Z 17004KT 10SM OVC007 21/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02060200 58007
0950Z	4:53 AM		OVC	14000 - 49000	40		OVC	15000 - 36000	35	OVC@700	KFAY 060953Z 15004KT 10SM OVC007 21/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02060200
1050Z	5:53 AM		OVC	27000 - 48000	43		OVC	18000 - 39000	44	OVC@600	KFAY 061053Z 18004KT 10SM OVC006 21/20 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02060200