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 | ||
| 0550Z | 12:55 AM | SCT | 36000 - 38000 | 32 | BKN | 32000 - 41000 | 46 | BKN@1000 BKN@2300 OVC@4300 | KALN 210555Z AUTO 31004KT 2SM +TSRA BKN010 BKN023 OVC043 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 VIS 1V5 LTG DSNT ALQS P0048 60109 T02110203 10287 20211 403340211 | ||
| 0650Z | 1:55 AM | OVC | 29000 - 37000 | 85 | OVC | 30000 - 38000 | 76 | SCT@7500 SCT@8000 OVC@10000 | KALN 210655Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM RA SCT075 SCT080 OVC100 21/20 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E P0015 T02110201 | ||
| 0750Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 27000 - 35000 | 84 | OVC | 27000 - 37000 | 72 | SCT@8000 BKN@11000 | KALN 210755Z AUTO 09004KT 7SM -RA SCT080 BKN110 21/21 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N P0005 T02100205 | ||
| 0850Z | 3:55 AM | OVC | 24000 - 38000 | 80 | OVC | 27000 - 38000 | 70 | SCT@500 BKN@12000 | KALN 210855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT005 BKN120 21/20 A2993 RMK AO2 P0003 60024 T02100202 | ||
| 0950Z | 4:55 AM | OVC | 25000 - 38000 | 79 | OVC | 30000 - 38000 | 73 | OVC@700 | KALN 210955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC007 21/21 A2996 RMK AO2 T02100205 | ||
| 1050Z | 5:55 AM | OVC | 21000 - 46000 | 67 | BKN | 24000 - 38000 | 65 | OVC@800 | KALN 211055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC008 21/21 A2997 RMK AO2 T02110205 | ||
| 1150Z | 6:50 AM | OVC | 25000 - 47000 | 75 | BKN | 22000 - 35000 | 63 | OVC@400 | KALN 211150Z 02009KT 4SM BR OVC004 20/19 A2997 | ||
| 1250Z | 7:50 AM | OVC | 13000 - 41000 | 44 | BKN | 19000 - 37000 | 39 | OVC@400 | KALN 211250Z 02005KT 5SM BR OVC004 19/19 A3000 | ||
| 1350Z | 8:50 AM | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 40 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 30 | OVC@400 | KALN 211350Z 01007KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 19/19 A3001 | ||
| 1450Z | 9:50 AM | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 37 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 38 | OVC@400 | KALN 211450Z 03006KT 7SM OVC004 20/19 A3003 | ||
| 1550Z | 10:50 AM | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 33 | BKN | 13000 - 38000 | 42 | OVC@600 | KALN 211550Z 01008KT 10SM OVC006 20/19 A3004 | ||
| 1650Z | 11:50 AM | BKN | 13000 - 42000 | 43 | BKN | 13000 - 36000 | 35 | OVC@600 | KALN 211650Z 01007KT 10SM OVC006 20/18 A3003 | ||