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
0050Z	12:48 AM		BKN	40000 - 45000	49		BKN	40000 - 45000	73	SCT@7500 BKN@11000	KPOF 160548Z AUTO 05008KT 8SM VCTS -RA SCT075 BKN110 23/23 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S AND SW P0003 $
0150Z	1:48 AM		SCT	37000 - 45000	29		BKN	37000 - 44000	60	FEW@800 BKN@4500 OVC@7500	KPOF 160648Z AUTO 27006KT 1 3/4SM VCTS +RA BR FEW008 BKN045 OVC075 23/22 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW P0027 $
0250Z	2:53 AM		SCT	35000 - 43000	38		BKN	31000 - 43000	50	FEW@600 BKN@9500 OVC@11000	KPOF 160753Z AUTO 36006KT 6SM RA BR FEW006 BKN095 OVC110 22/22 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-S SLP141 P0064 T02220217 $
0350Z	3:53 AM		BKN	29000 - 38000	83		OVC	30000 - 41000	70	FEW@4600 BKN@6500 OVC@11000	KPOF 160853Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM -RA FEW046 BKN065 OVC110 22/22 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP137 P0017 60120 T02220222 58007 $
0450Z	4:53 AM		OVC	27000 - 34000	75		BKN	28000 - 37000	62	CLR	KPOF 160953Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE10 SLP131 P0000 T02170217 $
0550Z	5:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 40000	69		OVC	28000 - 35000	64	FEW@400	KPOF 161053Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW004 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02170211 $
0650Z	6:53 AM		OVC	28000 - 34000	83		OVC	28000 - 35000	71	FEW@400	KPOF 161153Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM FEW004 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 60120 70172 T02170211 10233 20217 53000 $