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	12:49 AM		BKN	28000 - 41000	65		BKN	28000 - 37000	54	FEW@1600 BKN@3400 OVC@4500	KEST 310549Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM VCTS FEW016 BKN034 OVC045 09/08 A3022 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW RAE06 SLP236 P0003 60015 T00940078 10094 20083 401060017 58007
0650Z	1:49 AM		OVC	27000 - 41000	50		OVC	27000 - 38000	45	OVC@1900	KEST 310649Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM OVC019 10/08 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE SLP241 T01000078
0750Z	2:49 AM		OVC	24000 - 41000	34		OVC	23000 - 41000	32	OVC@1600	KEST 310749Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM OVC016 09/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00940083
0850Z	3:49 AM		OVC	25000 - 41000	30		OVC	26000 - 41000	27	OVC@2000	KEST 310849Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM OVC020 10/08 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01000083 58003