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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
| 0650Z | 12:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 38000 | 19 | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 27 | CLR | KGNT 140655Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3022 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02020091 403180130 | ||
| 0750Z | 1:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 38000 | 21 | SCT | 13000 - 36000 | 18 | CLR | KGNT 140755Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T01960099 | ||
| 0850Z | 2:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 28 | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 21 | SCT@12000 | KGNT 140855Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM SCT120 19/11 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SE T01900106 | ||
| 0950Z | 3:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 50000 | 39 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 31 | OVC@12000 | KGNT 140955Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM VCTS OVC120 19/11 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SE T01920106 | ||
| 1050Z | 4:55 AM | BKN | 14000 - 44000 | 34 | BKN | 13000 - 41000 | 38 | BKN@12000 | KGNT 141055Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN120 19/11 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE T01890107 | ||
| 1150Z | 5:55 AM | BKN | 15000 - 52000 | 40 | OVC | 30000 - 41000 | 48 | SCT@11000 | KGNT 141155Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM SCT110 18/10 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE 70001 T01770103 10216 20177 | ||
| 1250Z | 6:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 36 | BKN | 13000 - 40000 | 39 | SCT@12000 | KGNT 141255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 18/10 A3025 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE T01760100 | ||
| 1350Z | 7:55 AM | OVC | 23000 - 43000 | 48 | BKN | 20000 - 36000 | 47 | BKN@10000 | KGNT 141355Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM BKN100 18/11 A3026 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND S T01840105 | ||
| 1450Z | 8:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 42 | BKN | 13000 - 34000 | 35 | SCT@6000 SCT@8000 BKN@9000 | KGNT 141455Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT080 BKN090 19/11 A3026 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W T01930110 | ||
| 1550Z | 9:55 AM | SCT | SCT | 13000 - 52000 | 30 | BKN | 13000 - 41000 | 32 | CLR | KGNT 141555Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR 22/12 A3026 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU W T02170116 | |
| 1650Z | 10:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 46000 | 59 | BKN | 13000 - 41000 | 52 | SCT@4200 BKN@5000 BKN@7500 | KGNT 141655Z AUTO 23004KT 5SM -TSRA SCT042 BKN050 BKN075 17/13 A3028 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0010 T01730133 | ||
| 1750Z | 11:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 49000 | 55 | BKN | 13000 - 38000 | 50 | CLR | KGNT 141755Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM VCTS CLR 19/15 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS 60010 T01870152 10252 20169 | ||
| 1850Z | 12:55 PM | BKN | 14000 - 51000 | 47 | BKN | 14000 - 42000 | 61 | SCT@9000 | KGNT 141855Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM VCTS SCT090 20/16 A3022 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W THRU NE P0001 T01970157 | ||