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 | 14000 - 49000 | 16 | SCT | 13000 - 43000 | 17 | KALX 130555Z AUTO 08002KT 10SM 25/25 A3000 RMK AO2 10299 20244 | |||
| 0650Z | 1:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 19 | BKN | 13000 - 45000 | 29 | KALX 130655Z AUTO VRB01KT 10SM 24/24 A2998 RMK AO2 | |||
| 0750Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 26000 - 48000 | 33 | OVC | 17000 - 44000 | 36 | KALX 130755Z AUTO 23002KT 10SM 25/24 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N | |||
| 0850Z | 3:55 AM | BKN | 32000 - 47000 | 32 | OVC | 18000 - 42000 | 38 | KALX 130855Z AUTO 22002KT 10SM 25/25 A2999 RMK AO2 | |||
| 0950Z | 4:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 48000 | 14 | SCT | 13000 - 39000 | 22 | KALX 130955Z AUTO 20001KT 10SM 24/24 A3000 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1050Z | 5:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 48000 | 11 | SCT | 13000 - 37000 | 16 | KALX 131055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 24/24 A3002 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1150Z | 6:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 51000 | 5 | SCT | 13000 - 36000 | 5 | KALX 131155Z AUTO 16001KT 7SM 24/24 A3005 RMK AO2 10254 20236 70000 | |||
| 1250Z | 7:55 AM | SCT | 31000 - 46000 | 1 | SCT | 13000 - 42000 | 2 | KALX 131255Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM 27/25 A3007 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1350Z | 8:55 AM | SCT | 35000 - 44000 | 0 | SCT | 16000 - 42000 | 2 | KALX 131355Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM 29/26 A3008 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1450Z | 9:55 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 14000 - 41000 | 0 | KALX 131455Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM 31/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S | |||
| 1550Z | 10:55 AM | SCT | 28000 - 49000 | 1 | SCT | 26000 - 37000 | 2 | KALX 131555Z AUTO 27007KT 240V300 10SM 33/24 A3008 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1650Z | 11:55 AM | SCT | 13000 - 16000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 34000 | 3 | KALX 131655Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM 33/24 A3007 RMK AO2 | |||
| 1750Z | 12:55 PM | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 23 | SCT | 13000 - 49000 | 15 | KALX 131755Z AUTO 34020G30KT 1 3/4SM TSRA HZ 27/23 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 32030/47 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESRR P0002 VIS 1/2V5 10342 20246 | |||
| 1850Z | 1:55 PM | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 68 | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 53 | KALX 131855Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM -TSRA 24/23 A3006 RMK AO2 PK WND 27035/10 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESFR P0118 | |||
| 1950Z | 2:55 PM | OVC | 14000 - 46000 | 91 | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 67 | KALX 131955Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM 25/24 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND NW | |||
| 2050Z | 3:55 PM | OVC | 28000 - 48000 | 88 | BKN | 13000 - 48000 | 61 | KALX 132055Z AUTO 20001KT 10SM 25/25 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW | |||
| 2150Z | 4:55 PM | OVC | 26000 - 47000 | 85 | BKN | 13000 - 47000 | 60 | KALX 132155Z AUTO 22002KT 10SM 26/25 A3004 RMK AO2 | |||