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	12:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	SCT@3500	KUES 060555Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM SCT035 18/17 A3008 RMK AO2 10217 20178
0650Z	1:55 AM	CLR		-	0	SCT		13000 - 19000	1	OVC@3700	KUES 060655Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM OVC037 19/18 A3007 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@4100	KUES 060755Z AUTO 35001KT 10SM OVC041 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@4100	KUES 060855Z AUTO 35002KT 10SM OVC041 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2
0950Z	4:55 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	SCT@4500	KUES 060955Z AUTO 04002KT 10SM SCT045 18/17 A3008 RMK AO2
1050Z	5:50 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	BKN@4300	KUES 061050Z 06004KT 10SM BKN043 18/18 A3009
1150Z	6:45 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KUES 061145Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/17 A3010
1250Z	7:45 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KUES 061245Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3012
1350Z	8:45 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KUES 061345Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3014
1450Z	9:45 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	CLR	KUES 061445Z 11005KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3014